The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Appalachian Regional Commission officials earlier this week announced $68.2 million in awards to 65 projects through its Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (anything to come up with a snappy acronym) initiative. Though not all of the commission’s efforts are home runs, POWER[Read More…]
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Gov. Justice thanks Mitch Carmichael for service as Economic Development Secretary, announces Mike Graney as replacement
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has announced that West Virginia Department of Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael, who has served in the position since its creation in 2021, is stepping away to move into the private sector. Mike Graney has been appointed acting secretary for the[Read More…]
MEDIA ALERT: Affidavit of Circulation & Qualification forms must be submitted to Sec. of State’s office Nov. 1
It is almost time to submit your annual “Affidavit of Circulation & Qualification” form to the Secretary of State’s Office. The affidavit and the submission process has not changed from last year. Following is some important items to remember: The Secretary of State’s office staff has provided the following explanation[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Tourism announces expansion of the popular Paranormal Trail
Spooky state-wide trail gets four new stops West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just in time for Halloween, the West Virginia Department of Tourism has announced an expansion to the new West Virginia Paranormal Trail. The popular trail now has four new stops bringing the total number of spine-chilling[Read More…]
W.Va., Va. officials talk opioid abuse at Bluefield forum
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Attorneys general serving West Virginia and Virginia came together Wednesday in Bluefield to speak about how their states are addressing the opioid overdose epidemic as well as the threat posed by an even deadlier substance known as fentanyl. The public forum[Read More…]
Complications relating to surgery and GLP-1 use highlighted by WVU Medicine United Hospital Center doctors
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Korean War POW/MIA soldier Sgt. Kester Hardman laid to rest near Smithville
By Rachel Morrison, Ritchie Gazette & The Cairo Standard SMITHVILLE, W.Va. — After 73 years, Sgt. Kester Bernard Hardman has finally been reunited with his family, where he belongs. Hardman, died tragically young at the age of 22 — passed April 24, 1951 — due to illness while in captivity[Read More…]
City of Hurricane skate park now a national model
Hurricane Breeze Newspaper The Clover STEMs 4-H Club unveiled Scan2Skate signage at the City of Hurricane Skate Park on Saturday, October 12th. HURRICANE, W.Va. — Putnam County’s 4-H Lego Robotics Team, the Clover STEMs, unveiled signage at the City of Hurricane Skate Park which allows beginning skateboarders to become proficient.[Read More…]
Election 2024: 5 on ballot in WV Governor’s race; frontrunners are Morrisey, Williams
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the November election, West Virginia voters will have five choices on the ballot for governor. The frontrunners are Republican nominee and current West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, 56, of Harpers Ferry, and the Democratic nominee and current Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, 68. Making[Read More…]
Opinion: The state of West Virginia University is strong
By West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee (West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee delivered the following prepared remarks in his annual State of the University address on Monday, Oct. 14.) Today, after more than a decade as president, I have come to address the state of West Virginia[Read More…]