CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BATTERED BAHAMAS IN NEED AFTER DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Thousands of desperate hurricane[Read More…]
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Manchin says he’s staying in U.S. Senate; talks guns, immigration and climate
By Erin Beck, Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Tuesday he won’t run for West Virginia governor. Manchin, a conservative Democrat, had held that position prior to running for senator in a 2010 special election following the death of United States Senator Robert C. Byrd.[Read More…]
West Virginia tourism commercials win national award
Tourism Office’s Almost Heaven campaign receives ESTO Mercury Award for best broadcast television ad From The W.Va. Tourism Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Tourism Office’s new television commercials took the industry’s top honor at the U.S. Travel Association’s Mercury Awards on Aug. 20. The Tourism Office and its[Read More…]
Encova Foundation donates scholarships to WVSOM students
By Jordan Nelson, The Register-Herald Six students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) in Lewisburg were named the 2019-20 recipients of endowed scholarships donated by the Encova Foundation of West Virginia. Encova Mutual Insurance Group was created when BrickStreet Insurance — West Virginia’s first private workers’ compensation[Read More…]
Tearing down structures in Clarksburg, W.Va., in an effort to build community back up
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: On Thursday, Clarksburg City Council will take steps to declare about 60 structures as “slum and blight.” From there, those structures can be put on the demolition list and city officials can begin the process of ridding neighborhoods and business districts of unwanted, dilapidated[Read More…]
Rockwool seeks alternative to get sewer system built for W.Va. site
By Joseph LaFave, The Journal of Martinsburg CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — As the sewer bond issue continues to remain stalled, Rockwool, the Danish stone wool insulation manufacturer currently constructing a facility in Jefferson County, is actively seeking new avenues to build its much-needed sewer system. In a letter sent to[Read More…]
Public voices questions, concerns at HIV forum in W.Va.
By BISHOP NASH, Herald Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — With Cabell County’s ongoing HIV cluster at 76 confirmed cases – the virus’s single worst event in West Virginia’s history – concern about the disease’s slow but steady rise has likewise deepened. There was no shortage of questions and comments[Read More…]
Gov. Justice speaks to capacity crowd in Wood County, W.Va.
By Steven Allan Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel VIENNA, W.Va. — Speaking to an overflow crowd Tuesday in Wood County, Gov. Jim Justice laid out his accomplishments as he travels the state for his re-election effort in 2020. The Justice campaign held a town hall meeting Tuesday evening at the[Read More…]
W.Va. tax revenue numbers down for August; third month in a row
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After months of positive tax collections, August now makes the third month in a row and the second month of the new fiscal year that tax collections came in below estimates. According to preliminary data from the State Auditor’s[Read More…]
