Warns of Eroding Public Safety Standards, Calls for Stronger Engagement with those Representing Fire and Life Safety Enforcement Professionals CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Fire Marshals Association of West Virginia (FMAWV) expresses deep disappointment with the outcomes of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session, citing continued erosion of fire and life[Read More…]
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WV Hive Partnering with Tamarack Foundation for the Arts To Boost Artisan Small Business Support
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hive Network is proud to announce they are working in partnership with the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts (TFA) – to provide entrepreneurship support for Establishing The Creative Network: West Virginia’s Arts Entrepreneur Ecosystem Project. Through a Tamarack Foundation grant[Read More…]
Healthcare Education Foundation of West Virginia Awarded $65,000 Grant from Benedum Foundation to Support Workplace Violence Prevention
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Healthcare Education Foundation of West Virginia (HEFWV) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $65,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The funding will support training and education initiatives aimed at improving workplace safety culture and reducing incidents[Read More…]
Governor’s School for Tourism Deadline Approaching May 9
Program offers exciting behind-the-scenes look at West Virginia’s growing tourism industry West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Tourism has announced that applications for the Governor’s School for Tourism will close on Friday, May 9th, for freshman and sophomore high school students wishing to attend.[Read More…]
OPINION: Entrepreneurs and small business owners are the lifeblood of local communities
By W.Va. Secretary of State Kris Warner The WV Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Annual Conference is coming up on Tuesday, April 29th. This year’s Conference is being held at the Butcher Center at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virgina. This daylong Conference is full of networking and learning opportunities for entrepreneurs and small[Read More…]
West Virginia Home to Three New Almost Heaven Swings
36 Almost Heaven swing photo-ops spread across the Mountain State West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Tourism has added three new Almost Heaven swings to the Mountain State: Sportsman Park in Wirt County, Tygart Lake State Park in Taylor County, and Valley Falls State[Read More…]
Barbour Community Health Association Offers Free Sports Physicals for All Barbour County Students
A vital head start for student athletes this summer, available at multiple convenient locations West Virginia Press Association BELINGTON, W.Va. – Barbour Community Health Association (BCHA) is kicking off the summer sports season early with a valuable gift to the community—free sports physicals for all Barbour County students, available beginning[Read More…]
West Virginia Plant Guides Available at Statewide Garden Centers
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The inaugural West Virginia plant guide showcasing 500 plants commonly used in or recommended for West Virginia is now showing up throughout the Mountain State at nurseries and garden centers. The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) compiled the 80-page, full-color publication containing photos, descriptions, growing[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Orders Flags Lowered to Half Mast to Honor Pope Francis
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On April 21, Governor Patrick Morrisey issued a proclamation ordering flags to be flown at half mast until sunset on the day of internment to honor the life of Pope Francis. “We join Catholics around the world to mourn the loss of Pope Francis,” said Governor Morrisey. “His Holiness[Read More…]
Attorney General McCuskey leads Coalition in support of Second Amendment Task Force
Attorneys General Pledge Collaboration to Protect Constitutional Right to Keep and Bear Arms CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey led a coalition of 26 attorneys general in supporting the Trump Administration’s creation of the Second Amendment Task Force, spearheaded by Attorney General Pamela Bondi. In a letter[Read More…]
