West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) approved the Special Circumstance Review of Philippi Middle School and recommended corrective actions during its January meeting in Charleston. The Review was initiated in November 2023 by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) as a result[Read More…]
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Marshall art professor receives Living Traditions Folk Art Grant
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. Miyuki Akai-Cook, an associate professor in Marshall University’s School of Art & Design, was awarded a Living Traditions Folk Art Grant from the West Virginia Division of Arts, Culture & History to support research in Japan to create a new body of work combining[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin announces $3.5 million for prevention, control of infectious diseases in W.Va.
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On Jan. 10, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,524,648 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The funding will support statewide efforts[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito announces Congressionally Directed Spending Award for West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Jan. 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. This[Read More…]
821 new W.Va. business registrations reported for December
Wirt County led the state in new business growth for the month West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 821 new businesses statewide during the month of December according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wirt County led the state in the percentage of new business[Read More…]
WVDNR announces updated fishing regulations, new state record fish categories
Anglers are reminded to purchase a 2024 fishing license and trout stamp SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced the availability of updated fishing regulations online at WVdnr.gov/fishing-regulations. “Whether you’re a West Virginia resident casting a line in a familiar lake or stream or a non-resident[Read More…]
Notice of expected presidential candidate filing set for today at 4 pm
Mac Warner will accept Donald Trump’s candidate filing for President of the United States West Virginia Press Association Charleston, W.Va – Responding to several recent inquiries from the public, WV Secretary of State Mac Warner said that today he will accept the candidate filing of Donald J. Trump for President of the[Read More…]
Huntington receives $2.7M in first payment from opioid settlement fund
By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The City of Huntington received $2.7 million in opioid settlement funds at Monday’s regular meeting of City Council. Attorney Rusty Webb presented the first of 14 checks to the council, adding that the other 13 will be close to the initial amount.[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative Interims: Committee receives update on inmate issues, hears presentation on REACH Initiative
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Corrections Commissioner William Marshall addressed the recent claim that 1,284 inmates statewide are sleeping on the floors of correctional institutions as a result of overcrowding during Tuesday’s interim meeting of the Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility[Read More…]
Beckley council approves city manager government, will take effect July 1
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Beckley Common Council voted Tuesday to convert the city of Beckley into a city manager government. The city manager ordinance was approved by a 4-3 vote, with council members Tom Sopher, Robert Canter, Robert Dunlap, and Kevin Price voting in[Read More…]