From the Public Notice Resource Center: I. Public Notice Public notice is information alerting citizens of government or government-related activities that may cause a citizen to take action. Traditionally and effectively newspapers—that are intended for general circulation, published regularly at short intervals, containing intelligence of current news of[Read More…]
Three-judge panel rejects the commissioners’ protest absences from meetings, stating “attendance is a duty” for public officials to fulfill their elected duties By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson JEFFERSON COUNTY, W.Va. — Tricia Jackson and Jennifer Krouse were removed from their elected seats from the Jefferson County Commission today by[Read More…]
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian WHITE HALL, W.Va. — The highlight of Small Business Week in West Virginia took place at the Robert H. Mollohan Center on Wednesday. The SBA awarded Agile5, a software company based in Fairmont, with Small Business Person of the Year. The team of Lisa[Read More…]
By Fred Pace, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The best role businesses can play in education is to provide a line of sight to job opportunities, says John Farris, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel West Virginia. “We’ve got to provide targets for the kids in middle school and[Read More…]
By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pocahontas County will be part of a $5 million federal project to rebuild power lines. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Monongahela Power Company will receive $5 million from the U.S. Department[Read More…]
By Charles Young, WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — When a new project or investment is announced in West Virginia, the first to feel its positive economic impacts are the state’s construction workers, laborers and craftspersons. This reality was emphasized Tuesday during the West Virginia Building and Construction Conference[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An internationally renowned astrophysicist at West Virginia University has been selected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world. Maura McLaughlin, Eberly Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, was one of over 100 new members[Read More…]
“Our state is home to a lot of exceptional people, but with the news that one of our own has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, West Virginia truly has reached an impressive benchmark through WVU astrophysicist Maura McLaughlin. “I know most people aren’t proud science geeks like I am,[Read More…]
By Retired Major General James Hoyer, WV National Guard You’ve heard me say it before: too many politicians, campaigns and interest groups are focused on what divides us. That needs to stop. Negative campaigns and extreme viewpoints play into the hands of our foreign enemies, amplify the threats we face and[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the legs or lower extremities is the narrowing or blockage of the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the legs. It is primarily caused by the buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries. Traditionally, if patients[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. – The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reviewed and approved three new certificate programs to be offered at Concord University beginning this fall, including Child Welfare (undergraduate level), Human Resource Management (graduate level), and Geographic Information Systems (undergraduate level). Students who earn the Child Welfare Certificate[Read More…]
