WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More than 200 business, community and education leaders participated Tuesday in The Education Alliance’s West Virginia Education Summit. This year’s Summit focused on strategies to help West Virginia students ‘Grow Your Own Career Pathways.’ The event, hosted by The Education Alliance and held[Read More…]
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West Virginia Association of County Officials adopt Governor Justice’s bill on taxes as policy priority
WVACo in opposition to Amendment 2, citing loss of county government’s constitutional authority over revenue WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Association of County Officials (WVACo) Board of Directors this week met for their annual fall board meeting and voted as their main priority for the 2023[Read More…]
Community newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant
Brett Wesner, Chair National Newspaper Association Newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant. We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable information about COVID-19 during the pandemic and turning to us to deliver accurate national and state health departments’ evolving assessments as well as local reporting on[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Manchin and Capito announced $5,764,995 from the Appalachian Regional Commission for three projects across West Virginia
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,764,995 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for three projects across West Virginia. The funding will support expanding essential water service in Clay County, conducting a[Read More…]
Annual Multifest scheduled to begin Aug. 5 in Charleston, W.Va.
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Multifest, West Virginia’s longest-running, and largest festival dedicated to the celebration of diversity, will be returning to the Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston, beginning on Aug. 5. The three-day event will feature art, music, education, cultural programs and cuisine designed to[Read More…]