CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Have you seen the new Gold Star Families Memorial at the Capitol complex in Charleston, West Virginia? COVID-19 has limited travel in West Virginia, closed the state Capitol to the public and limited the exposure of the new memorial, which was unveiled on October. As 2020 nears its[Read More…]
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Coronavirus Update: West Virginia with 81,436 positive cases, 1,263 deaths, 30,737 vaccines administered as of 10 a.m. today
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 28. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 81,436 Current Active Cases – 24,273 Vaccines[Read More…]
Incoming Chief Justice Jenkins to bring people and the courts of West Virginia closer together
By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Justice Evan Jenkins, the incoming chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for 2021, said there was still work to do to restore faith in the judicial branch but the court is heading in a good direction. “We’re[Read More…]
Bethany College Professor Emerita named West Virginia Social Worker of the Year
The Intelligencer BETHANY, W.Va. – Kathy Shelek-Furbee has been an integral part of Bethany College for more than three decades and, as she heads into retirement, she earned another major honor. The West Virginia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers has recognized Shelek-Furbee, now a professor emerita at[Read More…]
Parkersburg South, West Virginia, graduate finds outlet to conduct his musical energy
By Madeline Scarborough, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Parkersburg native and Parkersburg South High School graduate Luke Frazier has managed to have a productive year for his orchestra, the American Pops Orchestra, and is to be featured on PBS on New Year’s Eve. “APO was founded in[Read More…]
A home for the holidays: Marine veteran, left homeless by fire, gets new home for Christmas
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail FLATWOODS, W.Va. — Christmas, the season of perpetual hope, was three months distant when Hoy M. Young Jr.’s home caught fire and burned to the ground. While hope might have been a hard sell for Young at the time, hands and hearts were already joining forces[Read More…]
West Virginia Senator Ihlenfeld seeking ‘flexibility’
By Joselyn King, The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Sen. William Ihlenfeld is asking Gov. Jim Justice to give school districts more control to decide when students can return to extracurricular activities amid COVID-19 concerns. Ihlenfeld, D-Ohio, has sent a letter to Justice requesting local school officials[Read More…]
Merry Christmas from the West Virginia Press Association
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia with 77,239 positive cases, 1,228 deaths, 26,487 vaccines administered as of 10 a.m. today
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 75,936 Current Active Cases – 22,957 Vaccines[Read More…]
WVU Research Expert: ‘Don’t feel like a guinea pig’ because the new COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective
From WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It may seem that the COVID-19 vaccine came from out of nowhere, but it actually underwent the same rigorous testing that all vaccines do. It’s safe. It’s effective. And it represents a huge step toward making life feel normal again, according to one West Virginia University vaccine[Read More…]
