By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — People on fixed incomes or low wages often have trouble paying their monthly water bills, so the Public Service Commission of West Virginia urged the state’s lawmakers in Congress Wednesday to support a permanent and federally funded Low-Income Household Water Assistance[Read More…]
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West Virginia Board of Education declares state of emergency at Martinsburg North Middle
By Ainsley Hall, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education officially declared a state of emergency at Martinsburg North Middle School during its meeting Wednesday in Charleston. Jeffrey Kelley, assistant superintendent of district and school accountability, shared his report to the state board, explaining why his[Read More…]
Neither snow, rain, heat, or gloom of night keeps these couriers from collecting food for pantries
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The U.S. Postal Service continues a 30-year tradition this Saturday as letter carriers pick up food donations while they make their rounds delivering mail throughout the county. “It’s an opportunity for us to be able to give back to the community,”[Read More…]
Shepherdstown Battlefield may join the National Park Service
By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Decades worth of efforts to preserve the Shepherdstown Battlefield have recently paid off in a big way. As of April, 740 acres of the land where the Battle of Shepherdstown unfolded just south of the town in September 1862 have been[Read More…]
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association Board approves scholarships for two incoming freshmen to study Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at WVU
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The board of directors of the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) approved scholarships for two West Virginia students entering West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. Kiersten Smith of Oak Hill attends Oak Hill High School and[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Capito, Manchin call on USPS to pause planned changes to the mail delivery network
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC — On May 8, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to pause planned changes to[Read More…]
Gov. Justice celebrates 500th Jobs & Hope graduates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On May 8, Gov. Jim Justice joined the Jobs & Hope WV team to celebrate their 500th graduates. The event honored Sierra Mullins and Joshua Shane McCoy, the program’s 500th and 501st graduates, and their employers, ORDERS Construction and Peer Solutions. During the 2019 State of the State address, Gov. Justice[Read More…]
West Virginia BEAD pre-application deadline extended to May 30, 2024
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.VA — Gov. Jim Justice recently announced that West Virginia has secured $1.2 billion in Broadband Enhancement Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, which will be used to improve reliable high-speed internet for residents statewide. The West Virginia Department of Economic Development, Office of Broadband, will administer BEAD funds. West Virginia[Read More…]
Gov. Jim Justice announces new Myrtle Beach Breeze Airways flight
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has announced that Breeze Airways, the only Nice Low Cost Carrier (NLCC) in the U.S. will begin its new service from Charleston (CRW) to Myrtle Beach, SC, on Friday, May 10, 2024. Fares on the new route start from $49 one-way. “I’m so glad to see[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin announces $35.6 million to support safe, affordable housing for all West Virginians
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On May 8, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $35,649,438 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support providing safe, quality housing across West Virginia. This funding is through six different HUD grant[Read More…]
