By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – West Virginia will be leading the nation’s energy independence, Gov. Patrick Morrisey told a group of community leaders Thursday in Parkersburg. The governor was at the Wood County Resiliency Center for a ceremonial signing of the Strategic and Critical Resources[Read More…]
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Work to begin on $21 million Dan Hale Reservoir rehabilitation project
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Work is expected to get underway next week on a $21 million rehabilitation project at the Brush Creek No. 15 dam in Mercer County, which is more commonly known as Dan Hale Reservoir. State officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the[Read More…]
Save the Date for WVPA’s Annual Convention!
By Lindsey JarvisFor West Virginia Press Association WVPA’s annual convention is back! Join us Saturday, October 17th at the University of Charleston Campus for informative sessions, advertising awards luncheon and much more. Watch our social media and website for future updates as we get closer to this event. Hope to[Read More…]
CAWV Scholarship Foundation Announces 2026 Scholarship Winners
By Cassidy McDonaldFor The Contractors Association of West Virginia Charleston – The Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV) Scholarship Foundation has awarded $38,000 in scholarships to West Virginia college students pursuing careers in construction and engineering. Scholarships were awarded based on academic performance, extracurricular activities, work experience, financial need, and[Read More…]
WV TRAIL Completes Statewide Trail Plan Framework, Marking Major Step Toward Renewing West Virginia’s 25‑Year‑Old Trails Plan
By Sam EnglandFor WV TRAIL WV TRAIL announced today the completion of the Statewide Trail Plan Framework, the culmination of a nearly year‑long effort to gather public input, analyze statewide needs, and outline a modern vision for West Virginia’s trail future. This milestone sets the stage for updating the state’s[Read More…]
Where Help Meets Hope: Baby Box Blessed At Wheeling FDHQ
By Eric AyresFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – Community leaders gathered at the Wheeling Fire Department headquarters on Wednesday for the blessing of the new Safe Haven Baby Box in East Wheeling. If a new mother makes the difficult decision that she cannot properly care for her baby, the box offers[Read More…]
Construction ‘weeks away,’ Mason County data center operational in early 2027: Builder
By Jim RossFor HDMedia Point Pleasant — The first phase of the Monarch Compute Campus north of Point Pleasant should be in operation early next year with 700 people working there, the project’s supervisor said Wednesday. The data center and gas-fired power plant along W.Va. 62 near the Camp Conley community[Read More…]
Efforts ongoing to reopen spay-neuter clinic
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Efforts to reopen a county clinic that provided low-cost spaying and neutering for local pet owners are ongoing. Furever Fixed, Inc., which opened in October 2024 off Shelter Road near the Mercer County Animal Shelter, was temporarily closed back in February because[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Capitol Building Commission to Convene in Special Meeting
By Lauren BodnarFor The Capitol Building Commission On Tuesday, April 21, at 3 p.m., the Capitol Building Commission will convene a special public meeting in Building 3 (Room 124), State Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East in Charleston, WV. WHAT: The purpose of this special meeting is to fulfill the[Read More…]
Work begins on $35M cancer center in Princeton
By Charles Owens For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — A crowd of onlookers watched Tuesday as a bulldozer tore into a former laundry building on the campus of WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital to help make way for a new comprehensive cancer care center for the region. The demolition work[Read More…]