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Concord University President, Dr. Kendra Boggess, to retire in August 2025
ATHENS, WV (WVNS) — President of Concord University, Dr. Kendra Boggess, announced she will be retiring after the 2024-2025 academic year. According to a press release, Dr. Boggess will be hanging it up after serving Mountain Lions of Concord College (and now) University for 41 years. She became CU’s first woman to serve as President […]
Justice appoints Ryan Browning to Wayne County House seat
Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday appointed Ryan Browning, of Wayne County, to fill the House of Delegates seat vacated by Del. Mark Ross, R-Wayne, earlier this year. Ross, a retired school teacher, resigned from office on May 21, according to a resignation letter sent to the governor’s office that day. The letter did not include […] The post Justice appoints Ryan Browning to Wayne County House seat appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
West Virginia launches new portal for accessing vaccine records
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health has introduced a new tool for residents to access their vaccine records. Through the MyIRMobile system, patients can now view their immunization history and print their official records. Speaking about the initiative, Sec. Sherri Young emphasized the importance of immunizations in […]
Mostly clear & comfy tonight; chance for showers & storms on the way
Tuesday evening will be a typical summer drive with temps in the 70s. Mostly clear skies with high pressure around so outdoor evening dinner plans won’t be impacted. We’ll see those temps drop into the low to middle 60s, average lows for this time of the year. As winds diminish a bit, we could see […]
West Virginia’s soft drink tax is repealed this week
Beginning this week, for the first time in more than 70 years, West Virginia has no tax on soft drinks. Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax during the 2022 regular legislative session. The legislation repealed the tax effective July 1. During his revenue report Monday, Gov. Jim Justice noted the tax had been eliminated […] The post West Virginia’s soft drink tax is repealed this week appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
Kirby appointed judge, resigns from House of Delegate
Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Del. Todd Kirby to be circuit judge in Raleigh County. He replaces Judge Robert Burnside, who announced last year he would not seek reelection. Kirby, R-Raleigh, resigned from the House of Delegates effective Tuesday, according to the letter he sent to House Speaker Roger Hanshaw Tuesday. “I am grateful for […] The post Kirby appointed judge, resigns from House of Delegate appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
2 DUI checkpoints to be held in NCWV next week
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - The West Virginia State Police will hold two DUI checkpoints in North Central West Virginia next week. The first checkpoint will be held in Monongalia County on Thursday, July 11th along U.S. Route 19/WV Route 7. This checkpoint will take place near the Pursglove post office...
June was hot, but not the hottest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chances are at least once during the month of June you engaged in a conversation with somebody about the heat. While it was certainly hotter than usual, record keepers at the National Weather Service said it was well short of any record territory. “In general it...
Hope Scholarship eligibility to expand in 2026-2027 school year
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – More students will be eligible for the Hope Scholarship Program in the 2026-2027 academic year. According to West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore, the state met the law requirements to open up the scholarship program applications to all of West Virginia’s school-age children for the 2026-2027 academic year. The Hope Scholarship […]
Officer who killed Tamir Rice leaves new job in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from a police force in West Virginia, the third time in six years he left a small department amid backlash shortly after he had been hired. White Sulphur Springs City officials...
Art Exhibit Celebrates Pollinators And Appalachian Writer Talks Book ‘No Son Of Mine,’ This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, writer Jonathan Corcoran grew up in Elkins. While in college, his mother discovered he was gay. She disowned him and told him to never come back to West Virginia. She died in 2020. They never reconciled. Corcoran, a writing professor at New York University, has...
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