CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) announced Will Miller has been named the new interim State Director. Miller previously served as WV SBDC Deputy Director. Prior to that, he served as a business coach for the WV SBDC in the Charleston office. While in this[Read More…]
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Tibetan Oracle delivers message of faith at WVSOM
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Noting a “special karma,” the Nechung Oracle, Kuten-la, the official State Oracle of Tibet and spiritual advisor to the Dalai Lama, said his visit Nov. 19 to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) wasn’t a random circumstance. With the assistance of[Read More…]
Public/private partnership brings GameChanger to Randolph County Schools
Tygarts Valley Middle/High, Elkins Middle and Elkins High Schools to become GameChanger Schools West Virginia Press Association FAIRMONT, W.Va. – A Public/Private Partnership between GameChanger, Randolph County Schools, the city of Elkins, the Randolph County Commission and MegaCorp is responsible for bringing the GameChanger Opioid and Substance Misuse Prevention Education[Read More…]
Forward Southern WV, NRGRDA contribute $20,000 to propel ‘Project GRACE’ to help Just for Kids Child Advocacy Center respond to child exploitation
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. – Leading local non-profit organizations — Forward Southern West Virginia and New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) — are donating $10,000 each to help propel an education and training campaign, Project GRACE (Gathered Response to Address Child Exploitation), being coordinated by Just for Kids[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Human Services releases November update on overdose death reduction
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) announced continued progress in reducing overdose deaths across the state. Updated data shows a significant 36% decrease in overdose deaths from January to May 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Even with pending[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces nearly $29 million in AML grant recommendations
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Nov. 19 the recommendation of 12 Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program projects that will utilize $28.6 million in federal grant funding for economic development at abandoned mine land sites across the state. “The dollars we’ve invested to revive our[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Schools in Randolph County becoming GameChanger schools
ELKINS, W.Va. — A press conference is being held to announce a Public/Private Partnership between GameChanger, Randolph County Schools, The City of Elkins, The Randolph County Commission and MegaCorp. Who: GameChanger Founder and Executive Director Joe Boczek, Randolph County Superintendent of Schools Shawn Dilly, Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco, Randolph County Commissioners Cris Siler,[Read More…]
Manchin: The American people picked Trump. Now is the time to deliver solutions for everyone
Washington, DC – On Nov. 17, Fox News published an op-ed from U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) on the U.S. Presidential election results. The full op-ed is available below: Today, we celebrate the strength of our democracy. In record numbers, Americans from every corner of this country cast their ballots, showing up[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito Op-Ed: West Virginia knows how to fight the good fight against opioid abuse
By U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and featured in the Charleston Gazette-Mail WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an op-ed published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail over the weekend, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), highlighted the successes[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces return of buck firearms season and Big Buck Photo Contest
Eligible hunters can win prizes for submitting photos of 2024 buck harvests West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced the return of the buck firearms season and Big Buck Photo Contest. West Virginia’s buck firearms season opens Nov.[Read More…]
