Gov. Justice presents check to Gilmer County High School

GLENVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — Back in December of 2023, Governor Justice voted to approve an award of $111,687,534 from the School Board Authority (SBA) to help construct 10 schools and restore 13 across 19 different counties, and on Monday, he delivered some of that funding in person.

Gov. Jim Justice paid a visit to Gilmer County High School to present a check from the SBA for $724,693.00 specifically for renovations around the school’s campus.

Gilmer County Superintendent Tony Minney spoke with 12 News about some of the specific renovations the school intends to use the money for.

“It’ll be for a remodel for a walk-in freezer that will house our frozen goods and also a cooler, and hopefully house our meat from our animal processing classroom where we do a farm-to-table initiative,” said Minney.

12 News also had the opportunity to speak with Gov. Justice on the importance of distributing SBA funding throughout the state.

“Our foundation first and foremost has always got to be our kids. It’s got to be our schools and upgrading our schools and making them better only makes us better. That’s all there is to it,” said Gov. Justice.

After his presentation, Gov. Justice allowed every student at Gilmer County High an opportunity to pet Baby Dog and to get a picture with the pair.

Gilmer County High School intends to begin the construction of its walk-in freezer project at the start of the summer.

Other counties in north central West Virginia also received award funding including Taylor, Harrison, Randolph, Tucker and Barbour counties. Specific details as to how much money each county is receiving and what their intentions with the funds are can be found on the Governor’s website .

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