West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Greg Rosencrance, M.D., president and CEO of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, has appointed Dr. Michael Sitler as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, effective July 15, 2024. Dr. Sitler previously served as the Associate Medical Director for Southern Operations[Read More…]
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Contractors Association of West Virginia elects new officers
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James W. “Tripp” Dailey, III, president of W. Harley Miller Contractors, Inc., Martinsburg, has been elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV). He replaces Tim Spradling, president of Benchmark Construction Company, Inc., Hurricane, who will serve on the Board of[Read More…]
ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin visits Marshall University for workforce development and cyber security discussions
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Co-Chair Gayle Manchin visited Marshall University on July 16 for a roundtable with representatives from more than a half dozen colleges and universities located throughout the Appalachian Region focusing on efforts to create a model for cyber security education[Read More…]
World-class bluegrass returns to Tucker County with the annual Pickin’ In Parsons Festival
West Virginia Press Association PARSONS, W.Va. — The award-winning Pickin’ in Parsons bluegrass festival returns, bringing over 20 renowned musical acts to the banks of the Shavers Fork River at the Five River Campground in Parsons, West Virginia, from Tuesday, July 30 through Saturday, August 3. Celebrating two decades as[Read More…]
Bob Huggins and Little General presents $100,000 to support cancer care in West Virginia
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. — College Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Bob Huggins and representatives from Little General Stores presented a check to staff at the CAMC Cancer Center – Beckley on Friday, July 12. The annual “Evening with Bob Huggins,” fundraiser was held at Fairchild Motor Company showroom in[Read More…]
Gov. Justice appoints Carl “Bill” Roop to the 44th District in House of Delegates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Carl “Bill” Roop to the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 44th District representing Raleigh County. Roop fills the vacancy left by Todd Kirby, who was appointed as a circuit judge earlier this month.
OPINION: PEIA faces weighty decision
By Abigail Cowher After years of college and medical school research, I’d never once gotten emotional while reading interviews from research participants. That is, until I came across an interview of one of the many patients losing insurance coverage for their anti-obesity medication: a breast cancer survivor who had gained[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito releases statement regarding assassination attempt on President Donald Trump
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement regarding the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13: “Like all Americans, I was shocked and horrified by the assassination attempt on President Trump at his campaign rally in Pennsylvania. I am so thankful that[Read More…]
Statement: W.Va. House members respond to assassination attempt
Statement on behalf of West Virginia House of Delegates members listed below West Virginia Press Association “Certain events cause time to stop and cause history to take note. July 13, 2024, became one of those days, with its images of courage and strength now seared into all our minds. When[Read More…]
W.Va. Sec. of State working with county clerks to prepare for National Poll Worker Recruitment Day on Aug. 1
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va – The state of West Virginia has teamed up again this year with the county clerks, U.S. Elections Assistance Commission (EAC), and other states in a national poll-worker recruitment effort heading into the 2024 General Election. According to Secretary of State Mac Warner, National Poll Worker Recruitment[Read More…]
