West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Justice has announced the preliminary approval of ten awards totaling nearly $33 million through Round 3 of the Line Extension Advancement and Development (LEAD) program of the West Virginia Broadband Investment Plan. These awards will improve access to high-speed broadband and reliable service[Read More…]
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Judiciary Committee advances bills to limit landowner liability, define ‘burglary’
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday, took steps to make it easier for West Virginia landowners to open their property for recreational use by the public. The committee substitute for SB 577, which was first introduced by Sen. Mark Maynard, R-Wayne,[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: WV coal communities deserve another shot
Charleston Gazette-Mail It’s encouraging to see the West Virginia Legislature take another shot at revitalizing communities across the state devastated by the decline of the coal industry. Hopefully, the effort won’t run out of momentum. House Bill 5223 would establish a council to focus on economic development in Boone, Logan,[Read More…]
Kathleen Maynard named director of Project Hope for Women and Children
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kathleen M. Maynard, MA, LPC, ALPS, AADC, has been named director of Project Hope for Women and Children, Marshall Health’s residential treatment facility for mothers with substance use disorder and their children. Maynard, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), joined Marshall Health in 2020 as an outpatient substance[Read More…]
West Virginia Hive launches Regional Culture of Service Mission
Customized Training Workshop at Tamarack Set for March 25-26 BECKLEY, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hive, the entrepreneurship program of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), announced today a regional initiative to improve customer service among frontline businesses, which will kick off March 25-26 with a customized and[Read More…]
Black Policy Day gets underway with pre-event dinner
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Wednesday marks the third anniversary of Black Policy Day (BPD) in West Virginia’s capital city. Developed from the responses collected from a 2020 questionnaire published by Black By God: The West Virginian – the state’s only Black newspaper – BPD provides[Read More…]
County Commissioners’ Association of WV wraps up successful Three-Day Legislative Conference
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The County Commissioners’ Association of West Virginia (CCAWV) has announced the successful conclusion of its Three-Day Legislative Conference, held from January 21-23, 2024 in the state’s capitol city of Charleston. The conference brought together county commissioners, government officials, and stakeholders from across the state for three[Read More…]
House committee moves bill that would give small town mayors the ability to serve as chief of police
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Tuesday, the House Committee on Political Subdivisions moved along a bill that would give mayors in West Virginia’s smallest towns the ability to serve as chief of police, and another bill intended to limit municipalities’ ability to retain revenue[Read More…]
Justice’s Greenbrier Sporting Club property slated for auction amid $300M debt
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s Greenbrier Sporting Club property has been slated for auction as a Virginia bank looks to collect on hundreds of millions of dollars of debt Justice and his family have admitted they owe it. A Gazette-Mail legal advertisement Tuesday listed[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin announces $1.5 million for flood repairs at Valley PK-8 School
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $1,548,712 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Fayette County Board of Education. The funding will be used to repair damages at the Valley PK-8 School after[Read More…]
