MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Extension will award over $20,000 in grant funding to winners of the inaugural Grow This Throwdown gardening competition later this year. The grand prize winner will receive $10,000 in grant funding. The second prize winner will receive $7,500. Third prize is $5,000 and is[Read More…]
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Attorney General Morrisey issues statement following Senate confirmation of W.Va. Solicitor General to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued a statement following the Wednesday confirmation of the U.S. Senate of W.Va. Solicitor General Lindsay See to be a commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. “I am very proud that Lindsay See, West Virginia’s Solicitor General, was confirmed as a[Read More…]
Mountain Valley Pipeline supporters laud final authorization
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — Proponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are lauding the final authorization needed to put the long-delayed project into service. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted the project’s developer’s request to begin operating the pipeline in a letter issued late Tuesday. That[Read More…]
WV congressional delegation silent on Mountain Valley Pipeline safety concerns
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Community and environmental advocates are infuriated after federal regulators green-lighted gas to flow through the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, citing safety concerns after the cause of a pipe rupture last month remains unknown. But West Virginia congressional delegates who helped force the[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Capito, Shaheen lead effort to preserve JROTC programs
Legislation aims to prevent closure of JROTC programs amid nationwide military recruiting challenges WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing the Preserving JROTC Programs Act, legislation that would reduce the statutory enrollment requirement for JROTC programs from 100[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. Army National Guard to hold Army Birthday Ruck March
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Army National Guard will be holding a ruck march and run celebrating the United States Army 249th Birthday at the West Virginia State Capitol, June 14, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Participants will be meeting at the Veterans Memorial at the Capitol[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: 249th United States Army Birthday Celebration
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard will be participating in a United States Army 249th Birthday celebration to be held at the West Virginia State Capitol, June 14, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event, hosted by the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, will[Read More…]
Reports: WVU, NBA legend Jerry West passes away at age 86
By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram LOS ANGELES — NBA and WVU legend Jerry West has died at age 86, multiple national media outlets have reported. TMZ, Yahoo Sports, The Athletic, Stadium and ESPN all reported the death. West led WVU to a runner-up finish in the 1959 NCAA tournament[Read More…]
Paden City High School students to be relocated for upcoming school year
The Intelligencer PADEN CITY, W.Va. — Citing health concerns from the school building sitting on an EPA-designated superfund site, Wetzel County Superintendent Cassie Porter announced Tuesday that Paden City High School students will be relocated for the 2024-25 school year. In a letter to the community, Porter said seventh and[Read More…]
Ravenswood titanium plant to use solar; hundreds of jobs available
By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — After breaking ground last year on a new titanium melt facility in Jackson County, construction and hiring has ramped up on the $500 million Titanium Metals Corp. (TIMET) microgrid and manufacturing development that will include solar power generation. The new mill, called[Read More…]
