CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission announced Monday the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling will retain the high school golf state tournament from 2025 through 2028. Oglebay has been the home course for the state tournament since 2002. “The WVSSAC is excited to partner with Oglebay Resort[Read More…]
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Bill requiring University civics center passes House, Senate
By Kylie Tuttle, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature passed House Bill 3297 on April 12, establishing a civics center at WVU if signed by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. The bill requires the University to fund and operate the “Washington Center for Civics, Culture, and Statesmanship,” an[Read More…]
OPINION: West Virginia’s Cultural Heritage Should Be Defended, Not Defunded
By Eric Waggoner, West Virginia Humanities Council The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online? Deleted from the internet. The West Virginia Folklife Program’s preservation of our unique traditions and culture? Gone. Hundreds of annual History Alive! presentations to schools, libraries, churches, and community centers across West Virginia? Canceled. Last week, the Department[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Signs School Discipline Bill Into Law
RIPLEY, W.Va. — On April 15, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed Senate Bill 199 into law, outlining school discipline procedures for violent and threatening behavior in the classroom. Governor Morrisey was joined by Senators Amy Grady and Eric Tarr, State Superintendent Michele Blatt, and Ripley Mayor Carolyn Radler at Ripley Elementary[Read More…]
Concord University Esports dominates in fifth year of competition
West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. — Concord University’s Esports team just wrapped up a record-breaking season in its fifth year. The Mountain Lions dominated in Rocket League, claiming three championships and qualifying for both the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup May Madness Tournament in Arlington, Texas, and the National Esports[Read More…]
Grant County Bank to Host 23rd Annual Relay for Life Golf Tournament
West Virginia Press Association PETERSBURG, W.Va. — The Grant County Bank is pleased to announce the 23rd Annual Relay for Life Golf Tournament, scheduled for Friday, May 2, 2025, at Valley View Golf Club in Moorefield, West Virginia. All proceeds from the tournament will directly benefit the American Cancer Society[Read More…]
WV Spring Gobbler season to open April 21
The Morgan Messenger The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced that turkey hunting will return to West Virginia on April 21 when the spring gobbler season opens across the state. During the season, which will run for five weeks until May 25, hunters may harvest one bearded bird[Read More…]
Faith, Family, and Community: Statewide Summit Rallies Support for West Virginia’s Foster Care System
Premier statewide event offers continuing education for foster parents and social workers; unites faith, community, and child welfare leaders to support vulnerable children West Virginia Press Association Charleston, W.Va. — West Virginia’s premier foster care summit returns for its fourth year this spring. The 2025 All In Foster Care Summit[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Morrisey celebrates passage of microgrid bill, his ‘landmark policy proposal’
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill aimed at making West Virginia the ”single best place in America for data centers to come” is now on his desk, awaiting his signature. Lawmakers in the West Virginia Legislature completed action on House Bill 20214, the Certified Microgrid Program[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Time for reflection
By Toni Milbourne, The Journal With the conclusion of this year’s regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, there is time to reflect on the action (or inaction) of a group of elected officials who showed us what they prioritized over getting to work to improve our economy, education, healthcare[Read More…]