Release from the WV Business & Industry Council: CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ The West Virginia Business & Industry Council (BIC) announced today that Mike Clowser has been elected Chairman of the organization. He succeeds Chris Hamilton, Senior Vice President of the West Virginia Coal Association, who has served in the position since[Read More…]
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WV Oil Marketer & Grocers Association campaign raises $100,067 for children in need of assistance
Release from West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA) raised a record $100,067 in 2020 to help children across the state dealing with crisis in the family. “While this year has been challenging for everyone, it has been especially[Read More…]
Diversified Gas & Oil Company appoints Greg Hoyer vice president of government affairs
Release from Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Diversified Gas & Oil Corporation (LSE: DGOC), headquartered in Birmingham, AL with a significant presence in West Virginia, including a regional office in Charleston, has appointed Gregory A. Hoyer Vice President of Government Affairs. “Greg Hoyer is a respected government[Read More…]
Opinion: New Year Resolutions you can keep
By Charlotte Lane Chairman of the West Virginia Public Service Commission I don’t believe that 2020 will make my list of favorite years. I’ll bet most of you feel the same. So it’s only natural that we want to embrace the promise of a fresh start in 2021. New Year’s[Read More…]
Opinion: Local journalists aren’t in it for the money
By Ben Fields, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If you’ve never heard of Liz Mair, you’re not alone. But Mair, a Republican communications strategist who has worked with the likes of Sens. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., became briefly infamous among journalists this week after suggesting that local[Read More…]
‘The need is constant:’ West Virginia residents contribute to area’s largest regional blood drive Wednesday
By Jonathan Weaver, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Nearly 150 local residents donated blood Wednesday at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center in Clarksburg. Due to COVID-19’s spread nationwide, the number of blood drives nationwide initially was limited, but safety protocols have enabled the American Red Cross[Read More…]
Merry Christmas from the West Virginia Press Association
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia with 75,936 positive cases, 1,194 deaths, 18,488 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 Wednesday, Dec. 23. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 75,936 Current Active Cases – 22,826 Vaccines[Read More…]
One template for local journalism: The Welch News serving a struggling market in West Virginia
By Lexi Browning West Virginia Press Association WELCH, W.Va. — At a time when many communities across the country have lost their local newspaper, The Welch News, an independent and locally owned newspaper, found a way forward to serve its community despite the economic struggles in McDowell County, West Virginia. In[Read More…]
WVU researchers working with COVID-19 vaccine communications, messaging
By Erica Lindsay, WVU Reed College of Media: MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— The first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in West Virginia on December 14. As doses are administered, researchers from the West Virginia University Public Interest Communication (PIC) Research Lab are focused on making sure West Virginians get timely, accurate and scientifically sound[Read More…]
