Economic and Community Development Investments, Jobs, Training and Planning West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. — The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), and its entrepreneurial program the WV Hive, recently issued its inaugural 2024 Regional Impact Report showcasing its substantial accomplishments throughout the New River Gorge Region and[Read More…]
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Beth Fox, former Bridgeport engineer, sues city & former city managers in federal court
WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Beth A. Fox, a former employee of the City of Bridgeport, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Clarksburg against Bridgeport and its former city managers, Patrick Ford and Mark Rogers. The complaint alleges violations of the Family and Medical Leave[Read More…]
Jefferson County Commission closes on new government and judicial buildings
By Ainsley Hall, The Journal CHARLES TOWN — The Jefferson County Commission announced closure on buildings for their new government and judicial complex last week. After closing ahead of schedule, the commission could begin hosting meetings in the new building by the end of the summer. The Commission first announced[Read More…]
Governor makes second stop in Marion County since Father’s Day Flood
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Gov. Patrick Morrisey stopped at the Marion County 911 Center on Friday and urged residents to turn in flood damage assessments as soon as possible. “It’s so critical that if you have damage to report, we need to see that. It has[Read More…]
Perry named president of HD Media, publisher of Herald-Dispatch, Gazette-Mail weeklies
Coal Valley News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Veteran journalist and Boone County native Phil Perry has been named president of HD Media, which publishes The Herald-Dispatch, the Charleston Gazette-Mail and a host of weekly publications across West Virginia, Virginia and Ohio. Perry, 53, succeeds Doug Skaff Jr., who died in a[Read More…]
Tie a bow on it: Gee closing out 44 years as a college president
By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — It’s a scorching Tuesday afternoon in late June and the Mountainlair is vibrating with the kind of anxious energy reserved for those on the verge of what’s next. Wide-eyed moms and dads struggle to keep pace as incoming WVU students bounce from[Read More…]
AG McCuskey urges U.S. Supreme Court to take up transgender sports case
By Steven Allen Adams for The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is urging the nation’s highest court to take up the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling blocking enforcement of West Virginia’s ban on transgender girls and women participating in sports meant for biological girls[Read More…]
WV Turnpike closed for 8 hours overnight Thursday to Friday due to high water
By Ashton Pack, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Turnpike in Kanawha County was closed Thursday night into Friday morning due to high water. “The call came in at the first sign of high waters at around 9:02 p.m.,” West Virginia State Police Captain L.T. Goldie said. “It[Read More…]
WVSOM names Justin McAllister chief financial officer
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. — James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., president of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), has named Justin McAllister the school’s vice president of finance and facilities and chief financial officer. McAllister has more than 15 years of experience in finance, most recently serving[Read More…]
WVU student discovers widespread microplastic pollution in first-of-its-kind study of Appalachian streams and fish
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her research revealed microplastics in every fish she sampled. Tuzzio said her results from the study, which was the first of its kind in Appalachia, suggest significant environmental risks, as well as potential risks[Read More…]
