WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA) and Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission will host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Service virtually on Monday, Jan. 17. The public can tune in through HHOMA’s Facebook page or YouTube channel at 9:30 a.m., or on WV[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing Beckley, W.Va. – Oak Hill resident Olivia Morris recently joined the West Virginia Hive Network and Country Roads Angel Network (CRAN) as a program coordinator. Morris, a Marshall University graduate who taught in Kanawha County Schools for five years and served as Network Engagement Coordinator for[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Electric school buses will soon be manufactured in West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice released the announcement Wednesday morning that GreenPower Motor Company, Inc. will lease/purchase a manufacturing facility in Charleston and begin production late this year. Justice said the facility will[Read More…]

By Craig Howell, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — An announcement by state officials and Nucor Steel, Wednesday, on plans to construct a new state-of-the-art sheet mill in Mason County could still have benefits to the Northern Panhandle. “Following a thorough process to determine the right location for our[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In place of an in-person State of the State Address in front of a packed House of Delegates chamber, Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday delivered an abbreviated five-page written address to the Senate and the House of Delegates. Justice did this because[Read More…]

Economic announcement by press release at 10 a.m. WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Upon the sudden onset of symptoms Gov. Jim Justice received a positive PCR test for COVID-19 Tuesday. Confirmatory testing was performed by the West Virginia State Lab with an additional positive result. An additional test is being[Read More…]

WV Press News Sharing FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Times West Virginian of Fairmont has announced two job openings. No. 1 – GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER POSITION IDENTIFICATION Position Title:                        General Assignment Reporter Department:                          Editorial FLSA Status:                         Non-Exempt Full/Part Time:                       Full Time PRIMARY PURPOSE Researching possible story topics and interviewing people to[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the eve of the start of the 2022 legislative session, lawmakers concluded a two-day special session Tuesday by passing several bills aimed at luring large industrial manufacturers to West Virginia. The West Virginia House of Delegates passed six bills Tuesday[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Last week, Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, said that an effort to lift the state’s ban on nuclear power is in the pipeline for this year’s legislative session. On Tuesday, two interim committees – Government Operations and Government Organization – got an[Read More…]