The West Virginia Press Association is now hiring! The West Virginia Press Association is looking for a full-time office manager and communications specialist to enhance newspaper services and promote the benefits of membership. This position will serve as a vital link between the Association, member newspapers and associate members. The[Read More…]
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From Math Anxiety to Math Success: Small Steps at Home, Big Impact at School
By Cheryl Stahle, academic administrator, West Virginia Virtual Academy Math is a skill that builds over time, much like learning to read or ride a bike. For some, math may cause anxiety, but right now students across the country are making progress in their math skills. Though many are still[Read More…]
Two Cabell County candidates indicted for election fraud
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WV Secretary of State Kris Warner announced today that Cabell County residents Jan Hite King and Kimberly Maynard have been indicted by the grand jury for criminal violations relating to the Primary Election of 2022. Both women have each been charged with one count of false swearing, one count of[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Signs Universal Licensing Reciprocity into Law, Urges Senate to Pass Power Generation and Consumption Act
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On April 7, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed into law Senate Bill 458, the Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act. The law provides licensed and certified professionals to practice in West Virginia without taking additional examinations to attain local licensure or certification. “We’re taking[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVNLA-Led Landscape Technician Training in Buckhannon Set for April 9-11
West Virginia Press Association Buckhannon, W.Va. (April 7, 2025) – Media are invited to attend and cover the April 9-11 Landscape Technician training course for high school students that the West Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association (WVNLA), Pierpont Community and Technical College, and Buckhannon-Upshur High School has organized. The three-day[Read More…]
WVSOM makes strides toward better health with Mountaineer Mile initiative
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) is stepping up its exercise game by establishing a campus program utilizing Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s “Mountaineer Mile” walking initiative. WVSOM’s Mountaineer Mile will provide an opportunity every Monday for students, faculty and staff of the[Read More…]
2025 CAMC Foundation Run For Your Life
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The CAMC Foundation is proud to announce the 21st CAMC Foundation Run For Your Life 5-Mile Run and 2.5-Mile Walk, taking place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Haddad Riverfront Park in downtown Charleston. This annual event raises funds to support awareness, education[Read More…]
Capito votes to confirm Oz to lead CMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Dr. Mehmet Oz as Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “Ensuring that Medicare and[Read More…]
Department of Health and Department of Human Services ensure continuation of essential services amid federal grant terminations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In response to recent cuts at the federal level related to COVID-19 grants and cooperative agreements, the West Virginia Department of Health and Department of Human Services (DoHS) are taking proactive steps to ensure the continuation of essential services to West Virginians. The cuts relate specifically to Centers for[Read More…]
WV Hive hosting ‘Coffee Talks’ at The Dream Bean in Princeton on April 9, featuring owners of E.B. Fungi
West Virginia Press Association PRINCETON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Hive Network is hosting a “Coffee Talks” networking session from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 9, at The Dream Bean, located at 860 Mercer Street in Princeton, W.Va.—an Accelerate WV community. The event is sponsored by City National Bank.[Read More…]
