Bill and Ashley Chouinard are WV Hive Entrepreneurs of the Year West Virginia Press Association FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Bill and Ashley Chouinard of Wild Blue Adventure Company and Aviator’s Lounge at the Fayette Airport want you to not only fly with them, but also to stay at their grand three-bedroom[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Revised GO-WV Winter Meeting Alert
GO-WV winter meeting spotlights WV energy resurgance CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 2025 Winter Meeting of the Gas and Oil Association of WV (GO-WV) will take place February 19-20, 2025, at the Marriott Town Center Hotel in Charleston. Highlights for both days include:
LMC hires David Moscati as Creative Director
Experienced designer and leader charged with taking the agency’s creative function to the next level West Virginia Press Association ELKINS, W.Va. — Agency LMC (LMC), a premier full-service advertising, marketing, and public relations agency based in Elkins, W. Va., has announced the expansion of its leadership team with the hiring[Read More…]
Deadlines approaching for Promise Scholarship, West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Community and Technical College System remind students that the deadlines to apply for the merit-based financial aid program Promise Scholarship and the need-based West Virginia Higher Education Grant Program (HEGP) for the 2025-2026 academic year are quickly approaching. High[Read More…]
COLUMN: Myth or truth?
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA At a recent NSA Ohio (professional speakers chapter meeting) my friend Natalie said her Dad believed all work is hard and all bosses are jerks. She said, those beliefs created stress and unhappiness in his life that could have been avoided. Natalie chose a[Read More…]
Southern W.Va. impacted by major flooding event
By Nancy Peyton-Brown, Coal Valley News MADISON, W.Va. — Many counties in the southern West Virginia coalfields were hit with a historic flooding event over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for most of the area Saturday, Feb. 15 that extended late into the night and[Read More…]
OPINION: Breaking the cycle: Why WV must prioritize local food and health
By Kent A. Leonhardt, W.Va. Commissioner of Agriculture Facing what our new Governor describes as a “massive deficit” in our state budget, I can’t help but notice that Medicaid and PEIA are among the primary causes. This raises an important question. What could we have done over the past few[Read More…]
WV Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and West Virginia University Institute of Technology, Potomac State College announce partnership
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (WVDCR), the West Virginia University (WVU) Board of Governors and Delegate Eric Brooks announced a partnership aimed at providing eligible graduates of WVDCR’s Basic Training programs with an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice through Potomac[Read More…]
Attorney General McCuskey joins coalition urging US Senate to pass HALT Fentanyl Act
Legislation would close the copycat fentanyl loophole West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a coalition of 25 states led by Iowa and Virginia in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will close the copycat fentanyl loophole and[Read More…]
W.Va. Treasurer Pack launches online firearms auction for first time in office history
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Larry Pack has announced his Office has launched an online firearms auction that is restricted to registered federal firearms license (FFL) dealers for the first time in Office history. “This online firearms auction will help modernize my Office’s Unclaimed Property Program and[Read More…]
