By Toni Milbourne [email protected] CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Jefferson County Commissioners Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse chose to purposefully not attend the last regularly scheduled commission meeting last week and have both publicly announced that they will not attend a special meeting tonight called by President Steve Stolipher. Stolipher called[Read More…]
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Federal leaders call on Gov. Justice to end funding disparity between WVU, WVSU
By Roger Adkins [email protected] CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal officials are asking Gov. Jim Justice to address the funding disparity between West Virginia’s two land-grant institutions. The call to action came in a recent letter to Justice from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack, who[Read More…]
WV State Treasurer Moore announces ‘What Makes You Proud to be a West Virginia Skilled Worker?’ Jumpstart Savings Program Contest
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced a new contest that will award up to $12,000 deposited in a Jumpstart Savings Account to winners who tell the world what makes them proud to be a West Virginia skilled worker. “When West Virginia became the[Read More…]
Political Advisory: Delegate Brandon Steele to seek Circuit Judge seat in West Virginia’s 10th Judicial Circuit
Steele: “I feel strongly that this is the next stage in my life” By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. – Del. Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh, has announced his candidacy for circuit court judge in Raleigh County’s 10th Judicial Circuit. As a result, Steele will not be seeking re-election[Read More…]
WV Governor, state officials and residents celebrate grand opening of the historic Wellsburg Bridge
WV Press Release Sharing WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice, West Virginia Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, P.E., federal, state, and local officials took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the grand opening of the 1,875-foot Wellsburg Bridge connecting the communities of Wellsburg, W.Va., and Brilliant, Ohio. Hundreds of people[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin announces $11.9 million to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in West Virginia
WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $11,977,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for four West Virginia projects. The funding will upgrade and improve water and wastewater infrastructure for communities across the state. “The Appalachian Regional[Read More…]
West Virginia Board of Education and Department of Education congratulate state’s 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Sherman, Jayenne and Ritchie elementary schools recognized WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) congratulate West Virginia’s 2023 Blue Ribbon Schools. Three schools earned the esteemed honor based on overall satisfactory academic performance or progress toward[Read More…]
WV State Treasurer Moore condemned Biden Administration’s net-zero investment and financing principles
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore has condemned a new effort by the Biden Administration and U.S. Treasury to encourage the banking and financial services industries to implement an accelerated transition of investment and financing activity away from the coal, oil and natural gas industries.[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito highlights WV National Guard experiences at country’s southern border
WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC — During a Senate Republican Leadership Press Conference this week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., discussed the crisis at the southern border. During her remarks, Senator Capito highlighted some takeaways from her recent virtual meeting with West Virginia National Guard members that were deployed[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin announces $500,000 to support pipeline safety, emergency response preparedness
WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Has announced $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for the West Virginia Division[Read More…]
