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State signs $9.8M contract with novice education savings account vendor to oversee Hope Scholarship
A board overseeing the Hope Scholarship has selected a vendor to run the growing program, opting to award the contract to a company with very limited state-level experience running managing education savings accounts.
Continuing Education Experiences at Laurel River Club BB
Jenningston, WV (WVDN) –Marsha Waybright began the Laurel River Club B&B with a vision in mind – to educate visitors on a wide variety of topics, as well as provide a place to relax and unwind. Since West Virginia’s early beginnings, agriculture has played an important role in its development, and Waybright provides programs from her Laurel Fork Farm to […] The post Continuing Education Experiences at Laurel River Club B&B appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Free Black Lung Screenings for Coal Miners in North Central West Virginia
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is bringing a mobile testing unit to North Central West Virginia this week to offer free black lung screenings to current and former coal miners. Screenings will be available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 23-25 at Mylan Park...
CAMC selects Executive Director for Cancer Services
Niesha Griffith, MS, RPh, FASHP will lead oncology services for all CAMC cancer center locations including Beckley, Charleston and Hurricane. Griffith received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy and her Master of Science degree at the Ohio State University (OSU) College of Pharmacy after completing the combined two-year Masters/Residency Program in Hospital Pharmacy Administration.
West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review rulings that found the state’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Thursday. In April, the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court...
PSC to hold evidentiary and public comment hearings August 12 for APCo Expanded Net Energy Cost case
CHARLESTON, WV (WVDN) – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has scheduled August 12 as the date for the evidentiary hearing and public comment hearing for Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company’s Expanded Net Energy Cost case. The companies have requested an additional $20.4 million in annual revenue. The evidentiary hearing in this case […] The post PSC to hold evidentiary and public comment hearings August 12 for APCo Expanded Net Energy Cost case appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Local Farmers Market uses mini grant to support local fresh produce
WARWOOD, W.Va. (WTRF) – Doubling purchase power for fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets is the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition’s mission, and they are continuing to serve in Warwood. The West Virginia Farmer’s Market Association awarded the Warwood Farmers Market over $4,000 in grant funding to help improve their facilities, increase outreach, […]
2024 West Virginia Little League State Tournament
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The 2024 West Virginia Little League State Tournament is underway in Chapmanville. Teams from Charleston Central, Hurricane, Barboursville, and Huntington competed on Tuesday. The four teams competed for the chance to head to Georgia. Barboursville came out on top of Huntington on Tuesday night and Hurricane...
Gov. Justice: Harris-Trump matchup will be ‘more competitive’
WHEELING — The push by Republicans to portray President Joe Biden as frail and incompetent came two years too late, the governor of West Virginia said Tuesday in Wheeling. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, spoke about the recent upheaval in the 2024 presidential election after giving the keynote speech at the Women In Asphalt luncheon at Waterfront Hall in Wheeling.
Smelly sewage situation plagues residents in Fayette County
HILLTOP, WV (WVNS) – Residents in Fayette County reported there were two separate breaks in the sewage pipes in Red Star and Hilltop, which are neighboring communities. They say it is overflowing and contaminating the area too. “It is contaminated under, through, and on the other side of the tracks. We have raw sewage coming […]
United Way Day is underway at Princeton Community Hospital
PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Members of the community have been invited to participate in United Way Day at WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital. The event kicked off at 11:00am on Thursday, July 24, 2024, and will continue until 3:00pm in the parking lot area of the facility between the main entrance and the entrance to […]
School Health Director delivers friendly reminder for kids to get their back-to-school shots
OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) – Has your child gotten their back-to-school immunizations yet? Schools throughout West Virginia require kids entering school in grades K-12 to show proof of their updated shots and immunizations. Sometimes kids have phobias of needles and shots, which can be a problem when you take your child to update their shots. […]
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