Beckley, W.Va. — The West Virginia Hive has announced the five entrepreneurs selected to present their business strategies at the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition at 5:30 p.m. November 20, 2025, at Concord University in Athens, W.Va. Devon Fitzgerald, coordinator of the event and regional business advisor at[Read More…]
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Coplin Health Systems to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Mobile Health Unit Program
West Virginia Press Association PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Coplin Health Systems will host a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially launch its newest Mobile Health Unit Program, marking a major step forward in improving access to healthcare across the Mid-Ohio Valley. These units will deliver essential medical, dental, and behavioral health services directly to communities[Read More…]
Morrisey lays out big energy dreams. Can he do it?
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a $1.2 billion natural gas plant for Harrison County as part of a larger set of investments to revitalize the energy industry in the state. At the heart of the governor’s announcement was a new initiative called the[Read More…]
$9 billion and growing: Winter sports fueling West Virginia’s economic boom
By Chase Hughart, WV News DAVIS, W.Va. — Winter may seem quiet and slow in most places, but in West Virginia it is forming into a quiet powerhouse. From skiing and snowboarding to snow tubing and snowmobile tours, winter sports have become a vital driver of economic activity in the[Read More…]
WV agreed to pay McKinsey $1.9M for health plan consulting after opioid crisis links
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration agreed to pay a seven-figure sum of taxpayer money for consulting services on a federal rural health funding application heavily touted by Morrisey to a consulting firm that he once accused of fueling West Virginia’s opioid crisis. Morrisey’s[Read More…]
Comfort Place: Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter in Jackson County builds beds for children in need
By Gwen Sour, Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG – When Jackson County Commissioner Steve Westfall, now chapter president, first heard about Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) during his time in the West Virginia Legislature, he didn’t expect the idea would one day take root at home. After learning how the[Read More…]
Former publisher of The Register-Herald passes
The Register-Herald BECKLEY — Memories were shared Friday as former members of The Register-Herald staff learned that a publisher who had mentored and encouraged them early in their careers had passed away. Robert Hammond, 75, of Elizabeth Township, Pa., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11. Hammond was publisher of The Register-Herald[Read More…]
“We’re building West Virginia into the nation’s battery,” Gov. Morrisey details energy projects
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey detailed a host of recent energy announcements Thursday during the annual Governor’s Energy Summit in Charleston. In addition to Diversified Energy’s recently announced well-plugging partnership with the state and FirstEnergy’s plans to build a new gas-fired power plant in West Virginia, the[Read More…]
Amazon to close Huntington location; transition to virtual jobs
By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — The Amazon Customer Service Center on Kinetic Drive in Huntington will close by May 2026, a public relations representative for the company confirmed via email this week. The representative said the associates there will keep their positions, wages and benefits. “We remain committed[Read More…]
National Diabetes Month highlights need for awareness of different types of disease
By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN — November is National Diabetes Month — a month that means a lot to many in the Eastern Panhandle and across the state. In West Virginia, 16% of the population have been diagnosed with diabetes, with another 35% being in the prediabetic stage,[Read More…]