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Gov. Justice announces major investments in Cass Scenic Railroad and Lost River State Parks
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Jim Justice has unveiled significant investments in West Virginia’s state parks, focusing on enhancing the Cass Scenic Railroad State Park and Lost River State Park. These developments, which are part of a broader effort to boost outdoor recreation and tourism in the state, involve the creation of new campgrounds and […]
Extreme drought expands in OH and WV
(WOWK) — Extreme Drought conditions have expanded across the WOWK viewing area in West Virginia and Ohio according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor. The bright red areas are considered to be in the category of ‘Extreme Drought’ on the map below. Other ways to visualize the conditions start with the lack of rainfall compared […]
15% increase in provider waiver rates, 50 people to be removed from IDD waiver list in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Financial help is coming for those who help care for the developmentally disabled. Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) announced on Thursday a 15% increase in provider waiver rates. These will begin on Oct. 1. Issues raised by waiver and state plan service providers have included workforce pressures, staffing shortages, turnover and reimbursement […]
Mountain State Spotlight hires Tre Spencer to cover economic development
Mountain State Spotlight is excited to announce that Tre Spencer has joined the organization as economic development reporter. Tre spent the summer reporting on wildfires as Mountain State Spotlight’s Journalist of Color Fellow. “We were impressed with the reporting that Tre produced during the course of his fellowship,” said Founding Editor-in-Chief Ken Ward Jr. “Economic […] Mountain State Spotlight hires Tre Spencer to cover economic development appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
‘All is good in the neighborhood’ — Justice short on details over averted Greenbrier auction
With the auction of The Greenbrier Hotel averted, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that “all is good in the neighborhood” regarding the historic landmark despite numerous other issues seemingly still unresolved and other debts remaining unpaid. The public auction was scheduled to happen Tuesday due to The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation, which is owned by the […]
Family of West Virginia governor, running for Senate, has deal to avoid Greenbrier hotel foreclosure
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avoid the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate, the resort announced Thursday. The Republican governor’s family had been set to appear in court Friday to ask a judge to halt the auction of The Greenbrier resort’s hotel, which had been scheduled for Tuesday. That hearing has been canceled. “It’s taken care of, and we move forward, and The Greenbrier is as whole as it can possibly be,” Justice said at a news briefing. “The Greenbrier is going to be in our family forevermore.” The 710-room hotel has hosted U.S. presidents, royalty and congressional retreats. The resort held a PGA Tour golf tournament from 2010 until 2019 and has welcomed NFL teams for training camp and practices. A once-secret 112,000-square-foot (10,080-square-meter) underground bunker built for Congress at the Greenbrier in case of nuclear attack during the Cold War now hosts tours.
Justice attorneys say mine companies can’t pay remaining debt from health, safety fines
In a new filing this week, attorneys for 23 coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family argue that a federal court cannot put the companies in contempt for nonpayment of fines due to them being unable to pay the fines. The memorandum — filed Tuesday with the U.S. District Court for the […]
Arby’s Foundation Gives Back To WV Community, Donates to Children in Need
BECKLEY W.Va. (WVDN) – The Arby’s Foundation recently raised funds for both the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia and the Raleigh County Board of Education, totaling more than $15,000 donated to West Virginia children in need. Over the course of six weeks, all Arby’s locations in the Charleston/Huntington and Beckley/Bluefield markets, in conjunction with […] The post Arby’s Foundation Gives Back To WV Community, Donates to Children in Need appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
W.Va. DOT, VA plan erosion mitigation efforts at Donel C. Kinnard Cemetery
DUNBAR, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two state agencies are partnering for an erosion mitigation project at a Kanawha County veterans’ cemetery. The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance and Division of Highways are working to protect burial sites at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery in Dunbar, according to a news release from transportation officials.
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