By Joe Severino, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some lawmakers hope a bill passed this session will begin to identify and quantify food insecurities for West Virginia’s children. The West Virginia Senate advanced the “Emergency School Food Act” on the final day of the 2022 legislative session, leaving the House[Read More…]
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Member newspaper- and West Virginia Press Association-generated news articles, series, photos, cartoons. This information is available for sharing and publication by other member newspapers.
West Virginia National Guard provided helping hand
By Shelley Hanson, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia National Guard may be gone from local medical facilities, but they have not been forgotten. This past Friday was the final day guard members were to serve at hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities across the state of West[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court nominee makes the rounds with U.S. Senators Capito, Manchin
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Joe Biden’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, is working on gaining the support of West Virginia’s delegation in the U.S. Senate. Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, met[Read More…]
Ground broken on $40 million manufacturing plant at Exit 1 in Bluefield, W.Va.
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice was in Bluefield Tuesday for the official groundbreaking to welcome Omnis Building Technologies to the I-77 Exit 1 area. The $40 million,150,000-square-foot facility manufactures revolutionary housing, will employ about 300 and be located beside the Bluefield Area Transit[Read More…]
Failure of energy and environment bills keep oil and gas tank regulations intact, but leave West Virginia DEP short on well inspection funding
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature passed 293 bills during the 2021 legislative session that ended at the stroke of midnight Saturday. Just eight of them were energy or environmental bills, according to the Legislature’s website. Fifty-four out of 62 pieces of legislation fitting[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WV Press sharing photos of WV Boys Basketball Tournament
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association will share photos from the state Boys Basketball Championships. We will have all games from the evening session and hope to have photos of all day games. WV Press doesn’t not take photos of the championship games as newspapers[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association 2022 Advertising and Editorial Newspaper Contest site is open
Contest information and rules available here and emailed CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Press Association’s annual editorial and advertising competition website is now open and newspapers can begin uploading entries. WVPA Contest Coordinator Don Smith said the association is excited to see the work submitted. “With a COVID outbreak[Read More…]
WVPA Foundation accepting college student applications for $4,000 scholarship-summer Internship awards in 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia college students are learning the West Virginia Press Association Foundation’s mission of improving the quality and future of West Virginia newspapers and the communities they serve in West Virginia is more than just rhetoric. The WVPA Foundation is now accepting applications from students for 2022 Summer[Read More…]
WVU experts available to discuss all things Appalachia
45th annual Appalachian Studies Conference on campus this week WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As West Virginia University prepares to host a national conference this week, several experts can offer insights into various aspects of Appalachian issues, culture and research. The 45th annual Appalachian Studies Conference, titled “Making, Creating and Encoding: Crafting Possibilities in Appalachia,” will be held[Read More…]
Mid-week to brings temps in the 60s in North Central West Virginia following weekend snowstorm
By JoAnn Snoderly and Josiah Cork, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — More pleasant weather is in the forecast following substantial snowfall over the weekend in North Central West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. After a mild Friday that saw temperatures reach 60 degrees, over 6 inches of snow[Read More…]
