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GEHS educator Emily Dunkle among ‘Teacher of the Year’ finalists
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. Chosen from among the state’s county Teacher of the Year winners, these finalists exemplify dedication to student achievement and well-being through classroom innovation and engaging instruction.
Capito Celebrates New Law to Prevent, Cure Parkinson’s Disease, Honored for Leadership on Issue
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), joined George Manahan, founding member of the Charleston Parkinson’s Support Group, representatives from the Michael J. Fox Foundation, members of the West Virginia Parkinson’s Support Network, and local leaders in Charleston, W.Va. to celebrate the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act becoming law. During the event, Senator Capito […] The post Capito Celebrates New Law to Prevent, Cure Parkinson’s Disease, Honored for Leadership on Issue appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
The Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy Wins West Virginia Symphony Diversity in Arts Award
CHARLESTON, W.VA. (7/9/24) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) announces the winner of the 2024 Diversity in Arts Award, The Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy (NJAAAHA). The WVSO’s Diversity in Arts Award recognizes significant contributions of an individual or organization in West Virginia that have...
Highway construction project decades in the making completed in Roane County
SPENCER, W.Va. (WCHS) — Drivers traveling from Ripley to Spencer will find a major improvement on their road trip this week. A highway construction project decades in the making opens in Roane County Thursday. The new 4.3 mile Scott Miller Hill Bypass on U.S. 33 near Spencer will be...
Cooling shelters open across north central West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — With West Virginia undergoing high temperatures this month as well as its most widespread drought in nearly 20 years, some groups across the region have opened their doors for those who need a space to cool off. First United Methodist Church in Clarksburg has opened...
Herd ace hosts baseball camp in hometown
LOUISA, Ky. (WSAZ) - In baseball terms, the first year of the Bryce Blevins camp was equivalent to throwing a no-hitter. Over 100 kids ranging from Hurricane, WV to various locations in the Commonwealth showed up Tuesday to learn from the Marshall pitcher. Blevins won the Sun Belt pitcher of the week four times last season for the Herd and WSAZ Sports stopped by and visited with the Marshall star in his hometown.
4 injured after driver crashes into medical building
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Emergency officials in Jackson County confirmed on Wednesday that a driver has crashed into a medical building in Ripley, West Virginia, trapping several people. According to the Ripley Volunteer Fire Department, the incident happened at the CAMC telemedicine building on Clay Lick Road in...
Jackson County needs more drug treatment. They’re spending opioid settlement cash on a shooting range
RIPLEY — When Brittany Camp was a teenager, she was prescribed opioid painkillers after giving birth and having dental surgery. She didn’t know much about the pills. She just knew they made her feel good, and that she could get them all over the streets of West Virginia. She started taking them recreationally in the […] Jackson County needs more drug treatment. They’re spending opioid settlement cash on a shooting range appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Mountaineer Food Bank announced Kanawha County Produce Market
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Mountaineer Food Bank has announced Kanawha County Produce Market event to be held this Friday. The event, which will be exclusive to residents of Kanawha County, will take place on Friday, July 19, 2024, from 1:00pm to 6:00pm. The free event will offer a variety of fresh produce options to residents […]
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