Ascend WV Greenbrier Valley partnering West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. –The West Virginia Hive is teaming up with Ascend WV Greenbrier Valley to host its next Coffee Talks networking session. The free event is being sponsored by City National Bank and will be held at the West Virginia School[Read More…]
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Highmark Foundation awards nearly $600,000 in grant gunding to 135 schools benefitting students throughout Pa. and W.Va.
West Virginia Press Association PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Officials from the Highmark Foundation have announced the recipients of its 2024-2025 Highmark Foundation School Grants and Awards Program, totaling $595,345. The organization received more than 300 applications from across Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Public, private, parochial, charter and vocational high schools throughout[Read More…]
Opinion: West Virginia is our campus
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University For the last ten years, I have gone on county tours to visit our state’s 55 counties. I believe our campus stretches beyond the physical borders of Morgantown, Beckley or Keyser. Our campus encompasses the entire state, and nothing excites me[Read More…]
Memorial Fountain added to National Register of Historic Places
By Baylee Parsons, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A prominent landmark at Marshall University will become the second historic site on campus. Only a month after its official nomination, the Memorial Fountain has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Parks Service, joining Old Main[Read More…]
Federal Prison Oversight Act signed into law
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On July 25, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) applauded President Biden signing the bipartisan, bicameral Federal Prison Oversight Act into law. Senator Manchin cosponsored this legislation to create a new oversight structure to ensure greater transparency, safety and accountability in federal correctional facilities. This historic prison reform[Read More…]
Teachers learn about new math standards at INVEST Conference in Morgantown
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education will roll out a new math course to high school students this fall that is reverse engineered to introduce students to math through practical application, such as welding. “The kids get to really experience the[Read More…]
Nucor WV steel mill 10% complete
By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of acres have been transformed and huge new buildings are going up all over the place, but only a small fraction of Nucor West Virginia’s new steel mill in Mason County is complete. “It’s really taking shape, but we’re really only[Read More…]
Council rezones former orchard property for light industry use
By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — Before vocal organized opposition from citizens, the Ranson City Council voted to change the zoning of the Jefferson Orchards property near Kearneysville from a suburban residential zoning to light industrial uses. More than two dozen citizens from around Jefferson County attended[Read More…]
304 AT VALLEY POINTE: Groundbreaking for ‘Nicest in the State’ housing complex
Hurricane Breeze Newspaper HURRICANE, W.Va. — Construction has begun on 304 at Valley Pointe in Hurricane. The facility is described as a high-end apartment complex. At groundbreaking ceremonies on Wednesday, July 17, Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards said, “This housing complex is slated to be the nicest in the state, and[Read More…]
Drought already bringing frustration to farmers throughout Pendleton County
By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times FRANKLIN, W.Va. — Pendleton County last week moved from D2 to D3 in drought classification, but according to some farmers, serious damage has already occurred. Steve Conrad, director of the Pendleton County Farm Bureau, noted that severe conditions have potentially brought significant damage to[Read More…]
