Pledge marks largest philanthropic gift in Antero’s history and serves as example of ‘Investing in the Next Generation’ WV Press Staff Report WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Antero Resources has pledged a $4 million donation to WVU’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Paul Rady, president and[Read More…]
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U.S. Senator Capito, colleagues introduce bill to raise minimum wage
Legislation would gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $11 WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., this week joined Senators Mitt Romney , R-Utah, Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Bill Cassidy, M.D. ,R-La., Susan Collins , R-Maine, and J.D. Vance , R-Ohio, to introduce the Higher Wages for[Read More…]
Media Advisory: ‘Living Donor Chain’ event set for 9:30 a.m. Monday at CAMC General Hospital
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CAMC has issued the following media advisory: It’s called a Living Donor Chain, but for the three recipients, it’s called life. In August, CAMC completed the first living donor chain in West Virginia at the CAMC Kidney Transplant Center. The chain started when three[Read More…]
Hancock County 5th Grader Abigail Miller wins $5,000 grand prize in 2023 Smart529 ‘When I Grow Up’ essay contest
Statewide teacher, 15 regional student winners also recognized at Culture Center ceremony WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Abigail Miller, who is now in the 5th Grade at A.T. Allison Elementary in Hancock County, was named this year’s $5,000 Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 SMART529 “When I Grow Up” essay contest[Read More…]
Lewisburg’s Jeff Campbell takes oath of office for West Virginia House of Delegates’ 46th District
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jeff Campbell of Lewisburg became the newest member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Sept. 15. Campbell was appointed to serve the 46th Delegate District, which is made up of part of Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, to complete the unexpired term of[Read More…]
Former recorder for the Town of New Haven sentenced to prison for embezzling
WV Press Release Sharing MASON COUNTY, W.Va. – A former recorder for the Town of New Haven has been sentenced to prison for embezzling from the town. Roberta Hysell was sentenced in Mason County Circuit Court to 1 to 10 years in prison and was immediately taken into custody. Judge[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interim: Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services seeks clarity on Senate Bill 1021
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The clarity of a Senate Bill passed during the August special legislative session was questioned by members of the Joint Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during their recent interim meeting. Senate Bill 1021, which was passed during[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Pensions and Retirement gets an updates on benefits
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement this week heard a review of several benefits currently available – as well as potentially available in the future – to public employees. The meeting’s first presenter, Austin McVey, Social Security director[Read More…]
Board of Governors approves academic recommendations to strategically reposition WVU
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University laid the foundation to become a modern flagship, land-grant, R1 institution as its Board of Governors approved recommendations for 25 academic units during a meeting Friday (Sept. 15). “Ultimately, the path the BOG approved today will help to keep WVU accessible and affordable and relevant,” said[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin announces $5.9 million for rural workforce development across West Virginia
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,939,156 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), for Connec Train Corp., Coalfield Development Corp., Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and West[Read More…]
