By Mac Warner, WV Secretary of State The Michigan Wolverines are the NCAA’s Division I National Football Champions. Despite the cheating, the country accepts the Wolverines as national football champions. While many people are not fans of Michigan football, today they accept the Wolverines as champions of the 2023-24 season.[Read More…]
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Eagle survey reveals numerous bald eagles in the region
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph HINTON, W.Va. — Numerous living symbols of America were sighted and counted recently when experienced spotters joined volunteers for the 19th Winter Eagle Survey in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Bald eagles hunt and nest in both Virginias, so volunteers join veteran spotters[Read More…]
Marion County School Board has day in court over East Fairmont Middle HVAC lawsuit
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Although weather might have broken above freezing after the weekend’s snowstorms, for the roughly 700 students at East Fairmont Middle School nothing much has changed. Class is still held in a building with a broken heating system, with staff forced to[Read More…]
Public hearing set for bill that House Dems say will limit free speech in schools
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Join the discussion. WHAT: Public hearing on House Bill 4654, which would make schools, museums and public libraries subject to prosecution for the distribution of obscene materials to minors. WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the House of Delegates chamber at the West[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes bill to strengthen overdose accountability law
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday aimed at strengthening an existing law that penalizes those who fail to act in the event of a drug overdose. Senate Bill 219, which would clarify two phrases in the state’s Uniform[Read More…]
Senate Military Committee advances three bills during first meeting of 2024
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Military Committee, on Tuesday, gathered for their first meeting of the 2024 Legislative Session. On the committee’s agenda were three bills, all aimed at reducing various financial constraints for West Virginia’s veterans. The first bill discussed, committee substitute for[Read More…]
Sam Spencer joins NRGRDA as Geographic Information System Coordinator
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. – The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) announced Sam Spencer has joined the organization as a Geographic Information System (GIS) Coordinator. NRGRDA Executive Director Jina Belcher said Spencer is leading the integration of geographical insights and data-driven strategies. Spencer earned a Bachelor’s[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Chief Justice to announce expansion of access to magistrate court information (Jan. 25)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Supreme Court Chief Justice Tim Armstead will hold a media conference at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, in the West Virginia Law Library to announce a major expansion of access to magistrate court case information. The Law Library is on the fourth floor of the East[Read More…]
Coplin Health Systems welcomes Nurse Practitioner Sarah Settle (West)
West Virginia Press Association PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Coplin Health Systems is pleased to welcome family nurse practitioner Sarah Settle (West). Settle (West) is excited to join the health center’s medical team and provide quality care to area individuals and families. “I look forward to building long-term relationships with my patients[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Capito, Boozman discuss West Virginia agriculture priorities
Senator Capito hosts Senator John Boozman (R-Ark.) in Morgantown for agriculture discussion and business tour West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Monday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), hosted a West Virginia Farm Bill Priorities Roundtable in Morgantown, W.Va. with U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-Ark), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture,[Read More…]