WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) announced today a grant of $1,285,033 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Raleigh County Community Action Association, Inc. for the administration of the Head Start Programs. “Our children are our future and we must ensure all of our children[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: Wheeling area students to learn about manufacturing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund (WVMAEF) will be teaching local students about manufacturing on Friday, Dec. 13, at West Virginia Northern Community College in downtown Wheeling. WVMAEF Director Monica Cross, who is presenting the Fund’s Explore the New Manufacturing Program to students all over West[Read More…]
Opinion: Zealots in high political office
By James A. Haught Back in 2003, in a top-secret international phone call, President George W. Bush urged French President Jacques Chirac to join America in invading Iraq on grounds that Christian nations must thwart the Satanic forces of Gog and Magog. Chirac was baffled by such crackpottery. A few French[Read More…]
West Virginia fall turkey hunters harvest 1,113 birds
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia turkey hunters harvested 1,113 birds during the fall season, according to preliminary figures provided by the Division of Natural Resources. “As reported in the 2019 West Virginia Mast Survey and Hunter Outlook, this year’s wild turkey brood observations were down slightly from last year,[Read More…]
Poll shows West Virginia voters remain supportive of Trump
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A majority of West Virginia voters believe there is not enough evidence to support the impeachment of President Donald Trump despite the ongoing hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the latest edition of the MetroNews West Virginia Poll. They also remain very supportive of[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019
Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT’S NEXT IN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY Voting on two articles of impeachment against President Trump is expected in a matter of days by the Judiciary Committee and by Christmas in the full House. 2.[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. Gov. Justice to hold press conference on road bond sale, November revenue numbers
Presser on Friday, Dec. 6, at 1:30 p.m. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice will hold a press conference to discuss the state’s recent sale of $600 million in General Obligation State Road Bonds as part of the Governor’s Roads To Prosperity program. Gov. Justice will be joined by leaders with the[Read More…]
W.Va. employees suspended after photo emerges of correctional officers’ Nazi salute
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several West Virginia state employees have been suspended after a photo emerged depicting a training class of roughly 30 correctional officers performing a Nazi salute. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Director Jeff Sandy sent a letter to all employees Wednesday describing the photo as “distasteful, hurtful,[Read More…]
Enrollment drops 1.9 percent at W.Va. universities and colleges
By Jordan Nelson The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) and Community and Technical College System (CTCS) reported Thursday headcount enrollment at West Virginia’s baccalaureate institutions dropped by 1.9 percent from fall 2018 to fall 2019. More than 10,300 freshmen enrolled in four-year schools this[Read More…]
