By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA This week, we are in Florida for a short vacation. I had a chance to read Significance in Simple Moments written by Jon Petz, a good friend, professional magician and fellow professional speaker who lives in Columbus, Ohio. In it he tells the story[Read More…]
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MLK Commission, HHOMA honor life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with Ecumenical service, march, bell-ringing ceremony
Ceremony starts at 9:30 a.m. at the Culture Center on Jan. 15 and can be viewed live on West Virginia Public Broadcasting West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA), in conjunction with the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission, will host a Commemoration[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day with annual breakfast followed by reflection event (Jan. 15)
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: West Virginia University Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast hosted by the WVU Center for Black Culture, and “Greatness Determined by Service: An Afternoon of Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr.,” hosted by the WVU Center for Community Engagement and AmeriCorps VISTA WHEN and WHERE: Monday, Jan. 15 9:30-11:30 a.m., MLK Unity Breakfast, Mountainlair Ballrooms[Read More…]
$12 Million City-County Building Project Underway in Wheeling
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va.– The City-County Building in Wheeling is on its way to becoming more energy efficient, but it’s going to take 18 months, lots of dust and the temporary displacement of city and county workers to achieve that end. Motorists passing by the building may[Read More…]
Justice budget proposals come under scrutiny in West Virginia Senate
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The budget proposal handed to lawmakers Wednesday night by Gov. Jim Justice raised several questions for the leader of the Senate Finance Committee Thursday morning. Members of the Senate Finance Committee heard a report Thursday on Justice’s budget bill[Read More…]
Gov. Justice, WVDCR announce goal of reducing National Guard presence in corrections facilities
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During his State of the State Address, Gov. Justice informed the public he has directed Adjutant General William Crane and Commissioner William Marshall to execute a plan to reduce the staffing by the West Virginia National Guard in West Virginia’s jails and prisons. The[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Capito, Manchin introduce bill to designate Clarksburg Federal Courthouse in honor of Judge Irene M. Keeley
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Jan. 11, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), introduced a bill designating the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” Judge Keeley was the first woman appointed as[Read More…]
West Virginia hospitals filling up due to uptick in respiratory illnesses
Officials give tips on prevention By Daisy Gibbons, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — After a mild autumn, a recent uptick in respiratory illnesses has hospitals in the United States filling up. Cases of influenza, COVID and RSV have been rising since the start of the new year. And although that[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito announces Congressionally Directed Spending Award for Ripley Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the City of Ripley, W.Va. to upgrade its[Read More…]
Carper steps down as Kanawha County Commission president
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After more than two decades, Kent Carper is no longer president of the Kanawha County Commission. During Thursday night’s commission meeting, Carper, who has been on the panel since 1996, made a motion for Lance Wheeler, the newest commission member, to take[Read More…]
