WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. – Beckley resident Amy Showalter has joined the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) as a Project Manager with the WV Hive. In her role, Showalter will contribute to existing entrepreneurial services and coordinate the WV Hive’s work as part of the Community[Read More…]
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West Virginia’s ‘Shape Our Future’ tourism education initiative to launch statewide
New hospitality-tourism education program part of WV Tourism’s statewide ‘Tourism Works’ effort By Matt Young, WV Press Association CRAIGSVILLE, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice, along with several state officials, during a Tuesday press conference at the Nicholas County Career and Technical Center (CTC), announced the launch of the “Shape Our[Read More…]
Opinion: We can honor the soldiers for whom the bell tolled
Churches asked to ring bells 21 times on Memorial Day By Patricia Richards Harris, president Doddridge County Historical Society Did you know that when word reached the home front announcing the end of WW2, the American people began ringing their church bells to express their total elation? The deadly war[Read More…]
WVU student engineers partner with Costa Rican community where ecotourism has strained sewage systems
WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University students will partner with the ecotourism destination of Monteverde, Costa Rica, to address its stressed sewage problem, which includes undersized and aging septic tanks and untreated water from sinks and washing machines. During the summers of 2024-2026, WVU graduate students from the Benjamin M. Statler College[Read More…]
National Headache Foundation’s Migraine University Program representatives visit campuses, shares strategies
WV Press Release Sharing CHICAGO, Ill. – Migraine University, a signature program of the non-profit National Headache Foundation (NHF), provides resources for young people living with migraine disease and headache disorders while trying to navigate their college experience. NHF representatives have visited hundreds of college campuses for health fairs, student[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Capito, Manchin urge negotiations on debt limit
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Both of the US Senators from West Virginia — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. — are pushing President Joe Biden to come to the negotiating table to iron out a deal on the nation’s debt limit. “We can’t default[Read More…]
Opinion: Adult literacy should be a bigger concern in this country
From The Journal of Martinsburg: A lot of attention is being paid to what our children are reading nowadays, turning once sedate classrooms and libraries into battlefields in our country’s never-ending culture wars. Some overzealous parents and community members have gone on book-banning benders, even though restricting the choices of[Read More…]
WVPSC Column: Wild, wonderful state parks
By Charlotte Lane, chair West Virginia Public Service Commission Recently, the Public Service Commission held a public comment hearing at Hawks Nest State Park. I was reminded once again of the incredible beauty of West Virginia. The meeting room at the Hawks Nest Lodge was spacious and well appointed, but[Read More…]
WVU adjusts budget deficit projections, explains PEIA changes and accelerates academic transformation efforts
Budget deficit for fiscal year 2024 now projected at $45 million WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University administrators briefed Board of Governors members today on a multitude of converging efforts being undertaken to strategically reposition the WVU System for the future. President Gordon Gee outlined the plan during his March State of the University address designed to put[Read More…]
Todd Westfall takes WVGA Senior Series Low Round at The Pines
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Todd Westfall of Bridgeport shot the Little General Stores Low Round of the Day at Wednesday’s Senior Series event, hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA) and sponsored by Little General Stores, at The Pines with a three under par 68. “The Pines[Read More…]
Opinion: Inclusion – Some Limits May Apply
By W.Va. State Senator Mike Caputo, D-Marion, 13th District In a recent radio interview about some of the socially divisive laws just passed by the Legislature’s Republican-led supermajority, West Virginia GOP Chairwoman Elgine McArdle was asked whether our state might now be viewed as less inclusive. She responded, “Inclusiveness is[Read More…]
Opinion: Americans in Sherwood Forest – Top Secret during WWII
By Greg Kozera Throughout American history individuals or small groups have made a big difference. Recently, I was a guest on an Oklahoma radio show about energy and manufacturing. One of the listeners asked if I had seen the PBS Documentary Sherwood Forest. It aired in January. I hadn’t heard[Read More…]
Charleston Dirty Birds host media day, outline plans for 2023 baseball season
Savannah Bananas visiting GoMart Ballpark on Friday and Saturday for Spring Training games; Both games sold out By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With less than two weeks to go before the start of the regular season, the Charleston Dirty Birds, on Wednesday, welcomed members of the[Read More…]
Education Alliance issues ‘last call’ for WV Ready Summer Internship program
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WV Legislative Interims: Committee looks at VFD, EMS funding legislation
Plan would cost household less than $20 a year By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A previously failed plan for volunteer fire departments and emergency medical service providers to receive additional financial support may be getting new life. HB 3153, which died during the most recent Legislative[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Children and Families hears DHHR and other presentations
By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Children and Families, on Tuesday, heard testimony from human service professionals, on topics ranging from adult healthcare, to the state’s foster care system. Legislative Healthcare Advisor Jeremiah Samples was first to address the committee, and[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Health Committee looks at use of opioid lawsuit settlements
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With over $867 million coming to the state from opioid lawsuit settlements, an ever-increasing need for effective statewide substance abuse recovery facilities, continual mental health support for residents, and strong medical cannabis permit guidelines, the Legislative Joint Committee on Health had[Read More…]
WVSOM, University of Charleston partnership will allow students to earn dual D.O./MBA degree
WV Press Release Sharing LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Starting this summer, students at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will have the option of learning to manage a business while learning to manage the health of their future patients. On April 17, WVSOM officially entered into a partnership with[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature’s April Interim meetings start today at
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s April Interim meetings start today at 1 p.m. at the Capitol. The schedule and agendas are as follows: Sunday, April 16, 2023 Convene Adjourn Committee Location 01:00 PM 03:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability – Agenda Senate Finance 01:00[Read More…]
WV Press Interview: President Gee and administration look at how to make WVU a smaller, more efficient institution
University’s projected enrollment decline of 5,000 over the next decade could require a $75 million adjustment to annual budget By Don Smith, WV Press Association Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles from a WV Press Association interview with WVU President Gordon Gee on the State[Read More…]