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Labor Day travel forecast announced by the West Virginia Parkways Authority
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Approximately 415,000 vehicle transactions are expected to take place on the West Virginia Turnpike over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend from Friday, August 30, 2024, to Monday, September 2, 2024. “Labor Day weekend typically marks the end of the busy summer travel season for the West Virginia Turnpike, and we […]
Late and unpaid bills are nothing new for Justice and his family businesses
Last week we learned that union officials say The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation has been taking money out of employees’ paychecks for health insurance for four months, but that money hasn’t been going to the health insurance company. The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation owes about $2.4 million in delinquent contributions, and if it’s not paid by the […]
Rural West Virginia health departments are struggling to stop the spread of HIV amidst restrictions and underfunding
As West Virginia towns were dealing with the fallout of being flooded with prescription painkillers in the late 2010s, Dr. Anita Stewart recognized that people with opioid addictions were at risk of HIV. Prescription pills became harder to get, leading many people to switch to injecting heroin and fentanyl. Stewart knew they needed clean syringes […] Rural West Virginia health departments are struggling to stop the spread of HIV amidst restrictions and underfunding appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Drought impacts water levels at West Virginia lakes, waterfalls
FAYETTE/BRAXTON COUNTIES, WV (WOWK) – The ongoing drought is taking a toll on water levels in the Mountain State. On Tuesday, WOWK 13 News told you that the ongoing drought had cut the boating season short at Summersville Lake due to lowering water levels. On Wednesday, WOWK 13 News crews stopped by Sutton Lake where […]
West Virginia Department of Highways rejects installation of emergency vehicle warning system along Route 2
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — The Brooke County Commission expressed its disappointment with the decision of the West Virginia Department of Highways to reject the installation of a crucial emergency vehicle warning system along Route 2. According to the Brooke County Commission, the proposed system, which included flashing warning lights on poles in both the […]
Federal Officials Visit Monongalia County Farm To Promote Small Farms
Mary Oldman and Francisco Ramirez own and operate Mountain Harvest Farm just south of Morgantown. Standing in front of a high tunnel full of kale and cherry tomatoes, Oldman said that key pieces of the farm have been made possible through Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs and funding. The NRCS is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides technical assistance to farmers and other private landowners and managers.
Little Maggie ‘Pop-Up’ with bagpiper Patrick McBride to be held in Alderson Wednesday night
ALDERSON, W.Va. – Bring a lawn chair or blanket this Wednesday evening, August 28th, to Alderson, for a FREE POP-UP CONCERT with Appalachian vocal duo Little Maggie and bagpiper Patrick McBride!. Mary Dailey and Cheryl Mansley, aka Little Maggie, will treat you to a few folksongs from “across the...
‘This is my life’: New state drug czar officially starts work in West Virginia
Starting this week — and for the first time since January 2023 — the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy has a permanent director. Dr. Stephen Loyd, an internal medicine and addiction medicine physician from Tennessee, began work on Monday after being named as head of the agency last month. With a medical degree […]
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