By Rick SteelhammerCharleston Gazette-Mail Twenty years ago, when Jeffrey Lusk became the first executive director of the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority, the Hatfield-McCoy Trails network consisted of five trail systems offering motorizedtrail riders a total of 400 miles of trail in four Southern West Virginia counties. By the time[Read More…]
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Morrisey announces $15.4M for water and sewer upgrades, conservation programs
Staff reportsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — State funding was announced Friday for four ongoing water and sewer projects in the region. * Union Williams Public Service District was awarded $474,508 through the WVWDA to provide wastewater treatment plant and collection system upgrades. The primary project area is Waverly[Read More…]
WVU experts say don’t bundle up too tightly against the cold
WVU Today Dropping temperatures have many people digging out their old-fashioned woolen underwear and outerwear, while others shop for thermal performance gear made from high-tech materials. West Virginia University fashion design and merchandising experts Angela Uriyo, assistant professor, and Debanjan Das, associate professor, both of the WVU College of Creative Arts and Media, can[Read More…]
Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health Invests $1 million to expand “Healthy Neighborhood” program
Charleston, W.Va. – Following a highly successful pilot phase demonstrating significant positive health outcomes, the Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health today announced a $1 million commitment to expand its “Healthy Neighborhood” program. This transformational initiative, a collaborative effort with Vandalia Health Network, InComm Healthcare, directly addresses food insecurity[Read More…]
Morrisey: State employees to receive raise in next budget
By Evan BevinsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — State employees will get a raise in the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday. “We will have a pay raise for state employees, period,” he said during a press conference at the Capitol. “That’s going to[Read More…]
Capito predicts ‘temporary’ solution is coming for health care subsidies
By Joselyn KingThe Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito didn’t expect either of two competing health care reform bills rejected in the Senate on Thursday to pass, but she does see a temporary stop-gap measure being approved next week before Congress goes on holiday break.[Read More…]
Sights of the Season: Santa Claus talks joys, challenges of position
By Tabitha Johnston The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN — Over his 21 years of portraying Santa Claus at Christmas events throughout Shepherdstown, Mark “Jimmy” Crain has never lost his love for the holiday season. Even, in spite of the difficulties that can arise while playing the role. “There’s this age — maybe[Read More…]
WV officials count steep flood costs, consider recovery concerns amid FEMA turmoil
By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON — Next week will mark 10 months and six months since flood events devastated Southern West Virginia and Northern West Virginia, respectively, prompting federal disaster declarations and leaving a combined 12 people dead. West Virginia officials counted steep costs beyond the incalculable loss of life[Read More…]
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association and Valley Gardens facilitate Dec. 13 bulb planting at YWCA Sojourner’s
Charleston –The Charleston Catholic Middle School (CCMS) girls’ basketball team will be planting 800 tulip bulbs on the grounds of the YWCA Sojourner’s Homeless Shelter for Women and Families, 1418 Washington Street East, Charleston, W.Va., at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 13. The bulbs will provide a stunning show of[Read More…]
West Virginia Hospital Association lays out 2026 legislative agenda and priorities
CHARLESTON – In a recent op-ed for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) President and CEO Jim Kaufman discusses WVHA’s main priorities for the upcoming year. Mr. Kaufman discusses how WVHA is adapting to major changes in American healthcare, including shifts in how care is delivered and paid for as well[Read More…]
