By Ainsley Hall, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Over 500 people gathered at Washington High School Tuesday evening, where the Jefferson County Planning Commission had its regular meeting and voted to reject the Mountain Pure Water bottling facility concept plan led by Sidewinder Enterprises. This concept plan proposes building[Read More…]
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MU projects $1.4 million loss in research funding
By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University could potentially lose $1.4 million in funding for indirect cost recovery for health research as a result of a proposal by the National Institute of Health to reduce facilities and administrative funding. Grant funding caps for research were announced by[Read More…]
UMWA president Cecil Roberts announces impending retirement after 30 years at helm
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cecil Roberts, the longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America union, has announced his retirement. The UMWA International president plans to retire in October after 30 years in that role, the union announced in a news release Tuesday. “I have[Read More…]
State approves Mingo County Schools takeover
By Josh Brown, Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia State Board of Education approved a takeover of Mingo County Schools during its regular monthly meeting. The state declared a state of emergency for the county. During its meeting March 12, the WVDE Office of Accountability reviewed findings[Read More…]
Research at the top of the world
By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times DURBIN, W.Va. — Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Hanna Sizemore was the guest speaker at the February 25 Durbin Lions Club meeting, where she talked about the field research she did in the Arctic last year. Sizemore, who is a native of Pocahontas County,[Read More…]
West Virginia First Foundation Vice Chair Dr. Matthew Christiansen speaks at SXSW on the role of opioid settlement foundations in addressing public health issues
West Virginia Press Association Dr. Matthew Christiansen, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) and Chief Medical Officer of Valley Health Systems, Inc., took the stage at the prestigious South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference last week, lending his expertise to a critical conversation[Read More…]
Treasurer Pack attends NAST conference, meets with White House leaders, Congressman Moore in Washington
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, D.C. – State Treasurer Larry Pack this week visited Capitol Hill where he attended the 2025 National Association of State Treasurers (NAST) Legislative Conference, met with former State Treasurer and Rep. Riley Moore, and joined the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs team. “As I continue[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Signs Riley Gaines Act Into Law
The bill defines sex-based terms and allows for private spaces for women CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On March 12, Governor Patrick Morrisey was joined by Riley Gaines and other supporters to sign into law SB 456, the Riley Gaines Act. This bill defines sex-based terms terms like “male” and “female” in the[Read More…]
Senate Bill 500 streamlines audits of volunteer fire departments
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Senate, on March 12, unanimously passed Senate Bill 500, providing that the West Virginia Legislative Auditor “has the authority and duty to make a regular review of the finances of each volunteer fire company” in the state. At present, both the Legislative Auditor and[Read More…]
Governor Morrisey unveils first-of-its-kind online program to promote jobs and tourism
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On March 12, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced the creation of “Tourism Works,” an online education program designed to enhance hospitality skills and training among the state’s tourism workforce and everyday West Virginians. The announcement was made with the support of over 200 tourism[Read More…]
