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W.Va. Democrat legislators requesting veto of campaign finance legislation – SB 622
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Legislators from the State Senate and House of Delegates joined together today to call on Governor Jim Justice to veto Senate Bill 622, the campaign finance reform bill recently passed by the Legislature. Senators Glenn Jeffries, D-Putnam and Richard Lindsay, D-Kanawha, along with Delegates Andrew Byrd, D-Kanawha; Joe[Read More…]
WVU Tech Appalachian Writers’ Lecture to feature author Ann Pancake
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech’s Appalachian Writers’ Lecture scheduled for Thursday, April 4 will feature renowned author and essayist, Ann Pancake at 6:30 p.m. in the Carter Hall auditorium on the Beckley campus. Known for her distinctive writing style and her Appalachian settings and characters,[Read More…]
US Small Business Administration honors Michael Mills of Mills Group as Small Business Person of the Year
Winners to be formally recognized in Washington, D.C. on May 5-6 Release from the U.S. Small Business Administration: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, this week announced the 2019 Small Business Persons of the Year winners from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin talks about job training for teens at West Virginia Construction and Design Expo
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., had a word of advice for construction companies and design firms: start them young. Manchin was among the opening speakers Wednesday at the 40th annual West Virginia Construction and Design Expo at the[Read More…]
New Era Kite Festival ready to soar this weekend in Mineral Wells
By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. — The 10th annual New Era Kite Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at Mineral Wells Elementary School on W.Va. 14 in Mineral Wells. The festival will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Free kites will be[Read More…]
WVU researcher finds some Medicaid populations more likely to die by suicide
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University researcher has discovered the suicide rate of some Medicaid-insured youth—including girls and young women—is higher than those with private insurance. John Campo, chief behavioral wellness officer at WVU and the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and his colleagues are working to fill a gap in analyzed[Read More…]
A response to a negative, out-of-state portrayal of West Virginia and of Charleston
By Charles McElwee The March 2-3 edition of The Wall Street Journal has a three-page feature article contrasting the booming economies of Midland and Odessa in West Texas, and the depressed economy of Charleston, W.Va., attributable to the City being “a victim of the state’s demographics and rural characteristics.” The[Read More…]
WV Music Hall of Fame inductees include Mountain Stage co-founder and host Larry Groce and state’s ‘First Lady of Gospel Music’
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame announced its 2020 class of inductees Tuesday morning, a list that includes the co-founder of “Mountain Stage,” West Virginia’s “First Lady of Gospel Music” and a pair of twins who began their musical career at[Read More…]
2019 Tour de Coal accepting early registration
Coal Valley News St. ALBANS, W.Va. — One of the nation’s largest kayak river float events is ready to celebrate its 15th anniversary on June 15. “Planning is well under way to make this classic river event again one of the biggest and best in the U.S.,” said Bill Currey,[Read More…]
