West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.VA. – Instrumental students in Wood and seven surrounding counties are invited to apply for a locally-based scholarship that offers private music lessons with a West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) musician, invitations to WVSO rehearsals and concerts, and personal interactions with Maestro Maurice Cohn, WVSO music[Read More…]
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State Treasury firearms auction raises over $98,000 for W.Va. law enforcement agencies
More Than $588,000 Raised to Benefit Law Enforcement Since 2021 West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore has announced his Office raised more than $98,000 for several state and local law enforcement agencies during its 11th unclaimed property firearms auction conducted Thursday, March 21, in Charleston. The event[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia issues 32 Memorandum Decisions (Mar. 25)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia (ICA) issued 32 Memorandum Decisions today. There is a link to each on the ICA Opinion page of the West Virginia Judiciary website: Intermediate Court – Opinions | West Virginia Judiciary (courtswv.gov).
‘Rebirth’ of Hotel: Ribbon cut for renovated Tygart
By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. – After years of planning and effort, Woodlands Development Group hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the renovated Tygart Hotel on Davis Avenue Friday morning. The street in front of the historic hotel was closed off for the event.[Read More…]
Opinion: McKinsey & Company profits at the expense of West Virginians
By W.Va. Delegate Sean Hornbuckle The opioid epidemic ravaged the state of West Virginia. The death rate in West Virginia from opioid overdoses far outstripped the rest of the United States, and at the peak of the epidemic, thousands of West Virginians died every year from overdoses. West Virginia has begun[Read More…]
Ohio physician and faculty member finds fulfillment in occupational health, teaching
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Karen B. Mulloy, D.O., began medical school at the age of 36. As a nontraditional student, she had experience in the health care field working as an emergency medical technician and paramedic, but never imagined a life as a physician. “When I was[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair talks ‘interesting’ legislative year, special session plans
By Charles Young, WV News Quick take: ➤ Focus on Social Issues: Debates on “social bills,” like arming teachers and librarian prosecutions, dominated discussions, reflecting election-year politics and national controversies. ➤ Significant Legislation: Despite the focus on social issues, impactful legislation, such as beginning to phase out the state tax on Social Security benefits[Read More…]
Addressing substance use disorder recovery following community criticism
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Organizations in Beckley that aid people in recovery from substance use disorder say they were stunned by the negative response coming from parts of the community to a new recovery initiative called Inclusive Recovery City. Jay Phillips, the executive director of[Read More…]
DeVries named West Virginia Head Men’s Basketball Coach
By Bryan Messerly, WVU Sports MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Darian DeVries, who led Drake to six consecutive 20-win seasons and has a career .732 winning percentage as a head coach, has been named the 23rd head men’s basketball coach at West Virginia University, Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker announced today. “Coach[Read More…]
Korean War veteran Corporal Lilly is coming home to Mercer County
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Over 70 years after he died overseas while serving his country, a young man will be coming home to West Virginia for his funeral and final rest. Corporal Ray Kirby Lilly, known to his family as Kirby, was a resident of[Read More…]
