CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission is currently receiving applications to fill the judicial court vacancy by the resignation of Judge Robert A. Burnside, Jr. in the 10th Judicial Circuit serving Raleigh County. Candidates must submit their completed applications and letters of recommendation or comment no later than 5:00 p.m. on[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The board of directors of the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) approved scholarships for two West Virginia students entering  West Virginia University’s Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design. Kiersten Smith of Oak Hill attends Oak Hill High School and[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC — On May 8, Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to pause planned changes to[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On May 8, Gov. Jim Justice joined the Jobs & Hope WV team to celebrate their 500th graduates. The event honored Sierra Mullins and Joshua Shane McCoy, the program’s 500th and 501st graduates, and their employers, ORDERS Construction and Peer Solutions.  During the 2019 State of the State address, Gov. Justice[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.VA — Gov. Jim Justice recently announced that West Virginia has secured $1.2 billion in Broadband Enhancement Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, which will be used to improve reliable high-speed internet for residents statewide. The West Virginia Department of Economic Development, Office of Broadband, will administer BEAD funds. West Virginia[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has announced that Breeze Airways, the only Nice Low Cost Carrier (NLCC) in the U.S. will begin its new service from Charleston (CRW) to Myrtle Beach, SC, on Friday, May 10, 2024. Fares on the new route start from $49 one-way. “I’m so glad to see[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On May 8, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $35,649,438 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support providing safe, quality housing across West Virginia. This funding is through six different HUD grant[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Next week May 12-18, 2024, is National Hospital Week, which presents an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the many community contributions made by hospitals and hospital-based clinicians, caregivers, and support staff. “Community hospitals are essential to the people and places they serve, providing round-the-clock care[Read More…]

BHE Renewables hosted a free lunch, invested $25,000 in the WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital Expansion Project West Virginia Press Association RIPLEY, W.Va. – Jackson County health care workers were treated to a free meal and a financial commitment to their new workspaces on Tuesday. BHE Renewables catered lunch for the[Read More…]