The 2025 Winter Meeting of the Gas and Oil Association of WV (GO-WV) will take place February 19- 20, 2025, at the Marriott Town Center Hotel in Charleston. Highlights for both days include: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Luncheon in Salon D with Rick Hill and[Read More…]
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Grant County Bank announces 2024 Moomau Scholarship recipient
West Virginia Press Association PETERSBURG, W.Va. — Grant County Bank is proud to announce the recipient of the Moomau Scholarship, established in honor of the late George B. Moomau, long-time Bank President, and his wife, Lura “Becky” Moomau—a cherished educator within Grant County Schools. The Moomau Scholarship awards $1,000 to[Read More…]
National Entrepreneurship Week set for February 15-22; open house set for WV One Stop Business Center
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WV Secretary of State Kris Warner has announced that West Virginia will join the nation in celebrating National Entrepreneurship Week from February 15-22, 2025, with an open-house reception at the newly updated WV One Stop Business Center. National Entrepreneurship Week takes place annually the third week of February. Originally[Read More…]
OPINION: Building a stronger future for West Virginia entrepreneurs
By W.Va. Secretary of State Kris Warner Entrepreneurship is the backbone of West Virginia’s economy, fueling innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of our communities. As we celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week from February 15-22, we recognize the hard-working entrepreneurs and small business owners who take risks, bring ideas to life, and drive our state forward. National[Read More…]
Kendall Wilson Estate provides third gift to WVSOM Foundation
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Foundation, which provides support to WVSOM, received a $65,000 gift in January from the estate of Kendall Wilson Jr., D.O., a graduate of the school’s Class of 1981 who also taught at WVSOM and served on[Read More…]
West Virginia boasts perfect terrain for winter adventures
Best conditions in a decade await skiers, snowboarders, and winter enthusiasts West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s ski season is still in full swing, delivering the best winter conditions in over a decade. While West Virginia was one of the first states in the region to welcome[Read More…]
Mountain State native Taylor Carnell, new PATTERN operations manager for NRGRDA, comes home to share textile industry expertise gained from Melanzana
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. — Mountain State native Taylor Carnell, the new PATTERN Operations Manager for the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority, is coming home and bringing valuable textile industry expertise from Colorado outdoor clothing maker Melanzana Mountain Gear, Inc. Judy Moore, executive director of the WV[Read More…]
Treasurer Pack to propose constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Board of Public Works members
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Larry Pack plans to propose to the state Legislature a constitutional amendment that would prevent any individual serving in the office of Secretary of State, Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, or Attorney General for more than three consecutive terms. “Establishing term[Read More…]
Students win Charleston Chapter MATHCOUNTS competition
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A team of middle school Mathletes® from John Adams Middle School in Charleston took top honors at the Charleston Chapter MATHCOUNTS® Competition held at the University of Charleston on February 8, 2025. The top individual was Shrija Malkaram, an eighth grader from John Adams Middle School. In addition[Read More…]
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association 2025 Winter Symposium Feb. 11 in Charleston offers design and development insights
80-page full color landscape plants for West Virginia publication to be unveiled West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Media are welcome to cover the West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association (WVNLA) annual Winter Symposium from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. February 11 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown[Read More…]
