By Savanna Shriver, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Construction at Loving WV’s downtown storefront continues as they prepare to setup a holiday pop-up shop. Loving WV, a locally owned small business, purchased their first storefront last spring. They create unique designs centered around West Virginia for T-shirts, hats, stickers,[Read More…]
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West Virginia officials monitoring pediatric hospital bed availability
By Charles Young, The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials are closely monitoring the number of pediatric hospital beds available in the state, according to West Virginia DHHR Secretary Bill Crouch. The state’s hospitals are simultaneously being impacted by COVID-19, flu season and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, Crouch said.[Read More…]
Coronavirus Weekly Update: West Virginia – 1,352 new cases, 30 deaths since last Monday’s update; 56% of population fully vaccinated
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 Monday, Nov. 21. EDITOR’S NOTE: The totals below are now weekly updates from the WVDHHR report issued the previous Monday. The COVID Report will now be featured[Read More…]
WVPA Foundation accepting college student applications for 2023 scholarship-summer Internship awards
Four students received $4,000 awards in 2022 WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WVPA Foundation is now accepting applications from students for 2023 Summer Internships at West Virginia newspapers and 2023 college scholarships. Newspapers interested in hosting an intern, should contact WVPA Executive Director Don Smith at [email protected][Read More…]
West Virginia Turnpike holiday traffic expected to be among the heaviest of the year
West Virginia Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With officials for the West Virginia Parkways Authority expecting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the following Sunday to be two of the heaviest traffic days on the West Virginia Turnpike, traffic from Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, through Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, is expected to[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces plans to renovate West Virginia Turnpike travel plazas, construction to begin in February 2023
WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice today announced plans for the complete renovation of the Beckley and Bluestone travel plazas on the West Virginia Turnpike. The West Virginia Parkways Authority officially approved the plans at their meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Beckley and Bluestone travel plazas will be closed beginning[Read More…]
WVDOH to install temporary bridge over Hinton sinkhole on Saturday
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va.– West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge crews will begin installation of a temporary bridge on WV 20 in Hinton on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, to span a massive sinkhole that opened under the road. WV 20 will be closed during the construction[Read More…]
Rare earth metal extraction facility planned for Wyoming County, West Virginia
By Charles Young, WV News MULLENS, W.Va. — Omnis Sublimation Recovery Technologies plans to invest $60 million in Wyoming County, said Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday. The company has developed a process to extract rare earth metals from coal waste impoundments and plans to bring the technology to the Mullens[Read More…]
West Virginia Board Of Public Works hears tax assessment appeals
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s constitutional officers listened to concerns Wednesday raised by a major rail company, a natural gas pipeline and several telecommunications over their tentative tax assessments. The Board of Public Works met Wednesday morning in the Governor’s Cabinet and Conference Room[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislative Interims: Differences between Public Employees Retirement System and Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System discussed
By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. – The legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement met on Tuesday during the last day of the November interim session. The only business before the committee was the proposal to transfer control of service regarding police and firefighters[Read More…]
