WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, today applauded the Major League Baseball (MLB), USA Baseball and MLB Draft League decision to transition the Morgantown Black Bears into the MLB Draft League. This follows a September announcement that Bluefield and Princeton will be joining the rest of the Appalachian League[Read More…]
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West Virginia coal, oil and gas groups prepare for Biden-Harris administration
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Groups representing West Virginia’s fossil fuel industries are preparing for President-elect Joe Biden to take office in January. Both Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, and Charlie Burd, executive director of the Independent Oil and Gas Association[Read More…]
Robert C. Byrd institute Initiative expanding use of specialty crops in West Virginia-made drinks
By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s burgeoning craft beverage industry is getting a boost from a new Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) initiative to expand the use of specialty crops in state-made drinks. “The number of craft beverage producers in West Virginia has nearly tripled since[Read More…]
West Virginia Attorney General Morrisey offers Cyber Monday shopping tips
Release from the West Virginia Attorney General: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reminds consumers to use caution, shop wisely and protect their personal information as the holiday shopping season begins with Cyber Monday. “Whether you choose to wait in line at a brick-and-mortar store or shop online from the comfort[Read More…]
West Virginia’s road ranking hits a pothole
By Steven Allen Adams The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An annual report reviewing the performance of highways systems in all 50 states showed that West Virginia dropped 17 places due to increased road fatalities and the condition of bridges, though the state’s rankings could improve by next year.[Read More…]
Judge upholds West Virginia mask mandate
Morgantown bar appeals similar ruling to 4th Circuit By Steven Allen Adams The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In his fifth court victory challenging his executive order authority during a pandemic state of emergency, a federal judge ruled Monday that Gov. Jim Justice’s mask mandate was reasonable. All[Read More…]
Unemployment drops in West Virginia
By Suzanne Elliott The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the month of October dropped more than two percentage points to 6.4% and the number of 18,100 state residents found jobs. October marked the sixth consecutive month of improving unemployment numbers in West Virginia. Plus,[Read More…]
County organizations encouraging West Virginians to shop local this holiday season
By Jessica Wilt The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Whether it be Jefferson County’s “Love our towns. Support our neighbors. Shop local” or Berkeley County’s “Shop Small Berkeley” campaign, the sentiment across the area is clear — encouragement to shop small this holiday season. Both areas have seen the local businesses[Read More…]
West Virginans’ Thanksgiving plans vary due to Covid-19
By Jessica Farrish The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Thanksgiving 2020 will look different at some homes around southern West Virginia, local residents reported. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminded Americans that the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to “celebrate at home with the people you[Read More…]
WV Charleston Catholic’s Aiden Satterfield signs with West Liberty University
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Aiden Satterfield, a senior wing/guard for Charleston Catholic, has signed a letter of intent to play basketball following his senior season at NCAA Division II West Liberty University. Satterfield was the captain of West Virginia’s class A all-state team last season as a 6’6[Read More…]
