Orders placed by Dec. 17 with priority shipping will arrive by Christmas West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the countdown to the holidays continues, West Virginia State Parks is reminding shoppers to place their orders on its new online shop soon to ensure delivery in time for Christmas.[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) held its annual meeting on Dec. 12, where the board voted on the Initial Opportunity Grants (IOG), announced a supplemental grant period and elected new officers for 2025.  Earlier this year, WVFF launched the Initial Opportunity Grant (IOG) program to support[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sunday, December 15, 2024, marks the 57th anniversary of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, which connected the communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio. The bridge collapsed without warning at 4:58 p.m., Friday, December 15, 1967, as many were scrambling to complete[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Current high school seniors have until Dec. 31, 2024 to apply for the Underwood-Smith Teaching Scholars Program. Since its inception in 2019, the prestigious scholarship has fueled more than 100 students to pursue a teaching career in West Virginia. The scholarship, which is West Virginia’s largest-dollar financial[Read More…]

Farm-to-Table business expansion underway SINKS GROVE, W.Va. – Michelle and Derek Miller, owners of Waymaker’s Meadows Farm in Monroe County, are celebrating a significant milestone as winners of the Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition, coordinated by the West Virginia Hive Network. Their farm-to-table business, which offers fresh lamb, chicken[Read More…]

FARIMONT, W.Va. — As a new Legislature and administration prepare to assume leadership in January, Pierpont Community & Technical remains dedicated to the transformative expansion of Pierpont’s Aviation Maintenance Technician Program. Supported by $25 million in state funding, a new 70,000-square-foot teaching facility and hangar would be constructed at the North[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Army National Guard conducted a Change of Responsibility ceremony at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters, in Charleston, West Virginia, on December 11, 2024. During the ceremony, Command Sgt. Maj. Aaron T. Kincaid assumed the role of West[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Hospital Association (WVHA) on Dec. 11 expressed profound gratitude to Governor Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia Legislature for approving a critical $40 million grant program designed to support and sustain rural hospitals across the Mountain State. Governor Justice,[Read More…]

MADISON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced the distribution of $40 million in Rural Hospital Grant funding today during a ceremony held at Boone Memorial Hospital.  The program, which launched in October following the appropriation of funds by the West Virginia Legislature during the most recent special session, will improve healthcare infrastructure and[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday warned four voice service providers that they have been transmitting suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks on behalf of one or more of their customers. “These alleged violations are very serious and these companies need[Read More…]