West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Behavioral Health (BBH) has announced the completion of the first comprehensive study of homelessness in the state. The pivotal study sheds light on the complexities and diverse nature of the population experiencing homelessness in West[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: New Cabell County Family Court judge to be sworn in (July 10)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Sarah E. Dixon will be sworn in as a family court judge in Cabell County at 1 p.m. on July 10 in Courtroom One of the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington. Governor Jim Justice appointed Ms. Dixon to the bench in the Sixth Family Court Circuit (Cabell[Read More…]
Opioid settlement fund tracker to be hosted on West Virginia Checkbook site
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State residents will soon be able to track opioid settlement funds through a portal on the fiscal transparency site maintained by the state Auditor’s Office. The West Virginia Checkbook plans to launch an Opioid Settlement Transparency page where it will provide[Read More…]
Bluefield State University emerges from critical Higher Learning Commission report
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – Bluefield State University officials announced Friday that the university has received confirmation that corrective steps they have taken addresses the concerns raised last year in a critical report from the Higher Learning Commission. Bluefield State University received a highly critical report[Read More…]
WVU distance runner Petal Palmer honored with award for her resilience while fighting leukemia
By Bob Hertzel for the Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sometimes news releases come through the newsroom that don’t get the attention they deserve and so it was two months ago when it was announced that West Virginia University distance runner Petal Palmer from Toronto was one of five winners[Read More…]
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of West Virginia seeks help from county partners
By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of West Virginia has seen major enrollment growth over the years, while its financials and donations are at a standstill. The Imagination Library initiative is a program that mails books straight to a participating child’s home each month,[Read More…]
Berkeley County establishes first battlefield park
By Tom Markland, The Journal HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — Hoke’s Run, the site of one of the very first battles of the Civil War, is being preserved for the first time as part of a partnership between the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) and several Berkeley County agencies. The 10-acre site[Read More…]
WVSOM honors employees, retirees at annual celebration
LEWISBURG, W.Va. – On the 161st anniversary of West Virginia’s entry into the union, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) had a wild and wonderful celebration of its own — one that recognized some of the individuals who make the school a leader in medical education in the Mountain State and nationwide.[Read More…]
A brief history of West Virginia minor league football
By Colin C. Rhodes, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — It’s Independence Day weekend, where we celebrate just about anything and everything American. And what could be more American than American football? While there’s no pro league playing in the United States at the moment, that doesn’t mean we can’t[Read More…]
Decades later, the trauma of the Shinnston tornado still resonates
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News & Harrison County Journal SHINNSTON, W.Va. — Natural disasters do not simply leave an impression on a community or a region. When devastation in lives and property occurs, the event sears itself into the consciousness. From then on, the impact and memory affects what[Read More…]