Polling has shown West Virginia Republican and independent voters aren’t particularly fired up about any one candidate for governor, and that trend continues in a new poll released with only about a month to go before the election. A MetroNews poll conducted last week shows Attorney General Patrick Morrisey with a slim[Read More…]
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Peach Festival move meets with criticism in Hampshire County
By Liz Beavers, Mineral News and Tribune FORT ASHBY, W.Va. — The announcement last week that the West Virginia Peach Festival would be moving to Mineral County has sparked a firestorm of criticism from many in Romney and Hampshire County. Festival chair Barbie Hillenbrand and the planning committee announced the[Read More…]
Ramps, the traditional and trendy staple from the West Virginia hills
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News & Harrison County Journal SHINNSTON, W.Va. — Generations ago, when forests covered all of eastern North America, American Indians and frontiersmen alike scoured the land every spring to find them. They used them for medicine, but also added them to foods for a rush[Read More…]
Justice, Hanshaw in war of words
Officials spar over disaster relief funding By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and the speaker of the House of Delegates are in the midst of a quarrel concerning a proposed fund to assist state residents impacted by natural disasters. After Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay,[Read More…]
WV Hive congratulates Mountain Steer Meat Company of White Sulphur Springs on second place award in Hayhurst Invitational Pitch Competition
West Virginia Press Association White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. – James Tuckwiller and Frank Ford, co-owners of Mountain Steer Meat Company, pitched Wednesday evening in the inaugural Hayhurst Invitational statewide business competition at the Bridging Innovation Week event in Huntington. Their expansion plan was rewarded with a second-place award of $50,000. Founded[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin issues statement on pay raise for FCC Hazelton staff
Pay incentive applies to all employees in good standing and will remedy severe staffing shortages and improve safety for inmates and employees WASHINGTON, DC – On April 11, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the U.S. Office of Personnel[Read More…]
BridgeValley CTC receives $400,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Award for Gunshot Detection System
West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – BridgeValley Community and Technical College has announced they have received a $400,000 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award to support the implementation of a Gunshot Detection System. The Fiscal Year 2024 CDS request was submitted by Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Senator Joe Manchin, reflecting[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. National Guard to host training exercise Sentry Storm ’24
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard will host a large-scale air operations training exercise, Sentry Storm ’24, at various locations throughout West Virginia the week of April 15-19, 2024. Sentry Storm is a joint training exercise that will include Airmen and Soldiers of the[Read More…]
Volunteers provide companionship to patients reaching the end of life
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Eleventh-Hour Program was designed to ensure no patient passes alone in the hospital. Established in 2023, the first Eleventh Hour vigil was held on Easter Sunday in 2023. Since then, the companions have participated in 14 vigils in six nursing units at[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito questions DHS Secretary Mayorkas on border security, TSA programs, fentanyl
WASHINGTON, DC – On April 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency’s budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayorkas on cuts[Read More…]
