West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Finance Committee, on Thursday, began their deliberation of Gov. Jim Justice’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal. On-hand to provide an overview and answer committee member’s questions regarding the proposal was the state’s Acting Revenue Secretary Larry Pack. “The[Read More…]
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Justice unveils FY 2025 budget proposal
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice delivered his eighth and final State of the State address Wednesday night. At the conclusion of his speech, the governor’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal was delivered to lawmakers. Recorded in the House of Delegates as HB[Read More…]
Teacher of the Year Awards Apps
The West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan is accepting applications for the 2024 Make It Shine Environmental Teacher of the Year awards.The deadline to submit an application is Feb. 14.Winners will be chosen on the elementary, middle and high school levels, with each winner receiving a[Read More…]
Dunbar Recreation Center Remembers the Life of Coretta Scott King
Following the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March on Jan. 15, the Dunbar Recreation Center, located at 300 Kessel Street in Weirton, will present An Interview with Coretta Scott King during its noon luncheon.Performed in the style of Reader’s Theatre, An Interview with Coretta Scott King shines the spotlight[Read More…]
DoHS Recognizes January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) joins partners across the country to raise awareness about human trafficking and educate the public about how to identify and prevent this crime during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.Governor Justice also proclaimed January as Human Trafficking Awareness[Read More…]
WVDH Highlights Screening Program
The West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program (BCCSP) within the West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is encouraging women to be screened as part of National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. In West Virginia from 2016 to 2020, 2,248 new cases of cervical cancer were detected and 304 women[Read More…]
WV Motor Vehicles Inspections Now Good for Two Years
An annual ritual for West Virginia’s motorists became a biannual ritual on New Year’s Day when a new state law went into effect and replaced one-year inspection stickers with two-year-inspection stickers.In April last year, Gov. Jim Justice signed House Bill 2310 which called for the annual vehicle inspections to end[Read More…]
WV Business Owners Can Now File 2024 Annual Report
With the beginning of the new year business owners in West Virginia can now file their 2024 annual report can be filed with the Secretary of State.Filing an annual report can be done in minutes without assistance with a suite of business tools available 24/7 at Business4.wv.gov. Users can file[Read More…]
DOH Awards Follansbee Signal Renovation Project Bid
Davis H. Elliot Construction Co. of Lexington, KY, was the low bidder on a traffic signal renovation project in Follansbee, with a bid of $1,320,203.50.The contract was one of 28 approved last week by the West Virginia Division of Highways.Several factors are considered before awarding a bid, including whether a[Read More…]
SNHU President’s List
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates Kristen Edwards of Weirton and Ryan Brink and Vanessa Martin of Wellsburg on being named to the Fall 2023 President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the[Read More…]