WV Press Staff Reports CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Mountain State commemorated its 160th birthday on Tuesday with a celebration at the Culture Center in Charleston. On hand for the festivities were Governor and First Lady Jim and Cathy Justice – along with Babydog – and Secretary Randall Reid-Smith from the[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, WV – West Virginians are invited to the State Culture Center at the Capitol Complex in Charleston today to celebrate West Virginia’s 160th birthday. The first 160 people to arrive will receive a limited edition 160th birthday commemorative gift handmade by local artisans with the Black[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Former Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw died Wednesday, June 14. He was 84. A public servant for more than 50 years, Justice McGraw most recently was a circuit judge in the Twenty-Seventh Judicial Circuit (Wyoming County). He retired on June 21, 2021–the West[Read More…]

HARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice is inviting all West Virginians to the State Culture Center at the Capitol Complex in Charleston Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at noon for a day of fun in celebration of West Virginia’s 160th birthday. The first 160 people to arrive will receive a limited edition[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va –  WV Secretary of State Mac Warner has issued the follow notice to business owners to file their Annual Report by the statutory deadline of June 30th.  Businesses that miss the June 30th deadline will be flagged in the state’s database as out of compliance. Late[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing PRINCETON, W.Va. —  West Virginia State Auditor JB McCuskey was at the Mercer County Board of Education meeting Monday night to recognize a Mercer County Board of Education employee for her outstanding use of the local government purchasing card (P-Card), earning the highest rebate of any[Read More…]

Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threw his weight behind State Treasurer Riley Moore for the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary in 2024. In a statement released Monday afternoon by the Moore campaign, McCarthy, R-Calif., announced his support for Moore to succeed U.S.[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $270,000 from the Department of Education (DOE) to purchase equipment for Fairmont State University’s Aviation Center for Excellence. This federal funding is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests Senator Manchin secured[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore has announced his office returned more than $3.6 million worth of unclaimed property to individuals, businesses and organizations during the month of May – continuing a record-setting pace for returns this fiscal year. “We’re proud to be returning money[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council announced funding for two water projects at its meeting on June 7. Details for the projects are listed below. Marshall County Public Service District 3The council approved a $799,992 critical need grant to the Marshall County[Read More…]