WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 200 fire departments and EMS agencies throughout West Virginia have joined together to ask Gov. Jim Justice to include a bill intended to help stabilize local emergency services on the call for the upcoming special session. Members of the West Virginia EMS Coalition and the[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House of Delegates Minority Leader Doug Skaff Jr. of Kanawha County, D-Kanwaha, will step down as Minority Leader of the House of Delegates at the conclusion of Legislative interim meetings on Tuesday Aug. 8. Delegate Skaff expressed his gratefulness to colleagues for the[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The 50th playing of the West Virginia Women’s Senior Amateur Championship, conducted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA) and presented by PSIMED, concluded Tuesday at Canaan Valley Resort. Patti Maroney of Glen Dale left Monday’s three-way tie for the lead behind and claimed the 50th West Virginia[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Richard Carder of Fort Ashby shot the Little General Stores Low Round of the Day at Tuesday’s Senior Series event, hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA) and sponsored by Little General Stores, at Tygart Lake Public Golf Course in Grafton with a[Read More…]

Cabell and Kanawha counties both experiencing HIV increases By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association This is part one of a two-part series, in conjunction with the “When All Are Counted” project, discussing some of the struggles patients, including those in the LGBTQIA+ community, have while living with HIV in the[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WorkForce West Virginia announces the next date in a series of Statewide Virtual Job Fairs. Both employers and job seekers are invited to participate in the virtual event on Wednesday, August 2, from 1 – 3:30 pm. “In today’s competitive job market, these virtual job fairs[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, WV – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $901,548 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three West Virginia research projects. The funding will support vital research into biological processes at West Virginia University (WVU), polar science[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to faculty, staff and students on Tuesday, July 11, as initiatives designed to transform academics and operations move forward across the WVU System. Read the letter below and at WVUToday and presidentgee.wvu.edu: July 11, 2023 Dear West Virginia University Faculty, Staff and Students, Every summer as I[Read More…]

By Jess Mancini, Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A former chairman of the Wood County Republican Executive Committee is contemplating running for auditor of the state of West Virginia. Rob Cornelius of Parkersburg has filed as a precandidate for an undeclared office, but said he is leaning toward auditor[Read More…]