It was a record-breaking year for kidney transplants at Charleston Area Medical Center. A celebration will be held Wednesday, March 13, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at CAMC General Hospital (501 Morris St.). Surgeons completed 128 transplants at CAMC in 2023. The celebration will include kidney recipients speaking and[Read More…]
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Putnam County Career Technical Education instructor named CTE Teacher of the Year
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) in partnership with the West Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education (WVACTE) presented culinary arts instructor Lynette Jones with the West Virginia CTE Teacher of the Year award during a surprise ceremony at the Putnam County Career and[Read More…]
Spring Awards Ceremony provides more than $102K to WVSOM students
LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Each year, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) recognizes medical students for their achievements in academics and the community during the school’s annual Spring Awards Ceremony. The event took place March 7 and recipients received a total of $102,300 through 29 scholarships, awards and certificates[Read More…]
NRGRDA and WV Hive sponsor Women’s Expo March 21-23, shining the light on many contributions by women in the region
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and its entrepreneurial arm – the West Virginia Hive – are major sponsors of the Woman of the Year reception and Women’s Expo being held March 21-23 at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center. This is[Read More…]
House members run out the clock on 2024 legislative session
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “You’re not voting now – it’s illegal.” That’s what Del. Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, told colleagues in the House Chamber just after midnight Sunday morning, after the clock ran out on a proposed constitutional amendment to permanently ban non United States citizens[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate concludes 2024 legislative session
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate wrapped up the 2024 legislative session on Saturday, with passionate debate over a plan to create exemptions for childhood vaccination requirements. Introduced by Del. Laura Kimble, R-Harrison, the contentious HB 5105 will allow “private and parochial schools to elect,[Read More…]
Former Herald-Dispatch editor Michael Johnson remembered
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — His former coworkers remember Michael “Mickey” Johnson, a former editor of The Herald-Dispatch, as a mentor, a skillful journalist and a friend. Johnson died Thursday night at Cabell Huntington Hospital. A graduate of Huntington East High School and Marshall University, Johnson was co-owner of We[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Legislature continues to shut out public, press
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail More and more each session, the Republican legislative supermajority operates in an echo chamber where opinions that differ from their own are ignored or dismissed, and where the mainstream media is treated as an annoyance at best, and as an antagonist at worst. As the[Read More…]
Gov. Justice, West Virginia National Guard announce new state partnership with African nation of Gabon
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced the West Virginia National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner to the nation of Gabon in central Africa for the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, expanding its successful program to a third partner nation. “I’m thrilled to announce this[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: March 9 End-of-Session Trade Show to feature WV Manufacturers at State Capitol
West Virginia Press Association Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, are hosting an End-of-Session Trade Show on Saturday, March 9 from 1-3pm that will feature new and existing companies who choose to do business in West Virginia. In coordination with West Virginia Manufacturers[Read More…]
