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West Virginia Department of Human Services Provides Response on ABC Motion for Sanctions

NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources     A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia issued a decision Thursday to Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions in the case Jonathan R. et al. v. Jim Justice, et al. between the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) Read More…

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WVDOH highway worker recovering after being hit by car in work zone

CHARLESTON, WV – A West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) worker was treated and released from the hospital after being hit by a car while patching potholes on Interstate 79 in Braxton County on Friday, March 29, 2024. “There would be far fewer accidents if drivers would pay attention and obey the law in work zones,” Read More…

Guest Writers

Why did you wake up? 

What caused you to break out of sleep? You don’t know, you just know that you are incredibly lonely and there is no one to talk to so you turn your attention toward the television hoping it can bore you back to sleep. You think about your mother who passed away recently and realized how Read More…

Holiday News

Experiencing the Seder at First Baptist Church

WHAT’S A SEDER? The seder, a festive holiday meal, actually means “order.” It is called this because the meal is done in a certain order which takes us from slavery to freedom. The Haggadah – which means “the telling” – is the book used at the Passover seder. The Haggadah explains the foods on the Seder plate Read More…

Government News Politics

WVTA Endorses Johnson for Prosecutor

The West Virginia Troopers Association recently announced their endorsement of Shannon Johnson for Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney.  Jeff Chumley, WVTA President, noted that “Our association is impressed by [Mrs. Johnson’s] commitment to the well-being of West Virginia State Troopers and [her] commitment to Public Safety.”  Johnson has spent eighteen years of her twenty-two year career as a Prosecutor Read More…

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“Voting has started for the May 14 Primary Election,” Mac Warner advises as absentee ballots are mailed to voters

March 28, 2024“Voting has started for the May 14 Primary Election,” Mac Warner advises as absentee ballots are mailed to voters Charleston, W. Va. – According to WV Secretary of State Mac Warner, voting for the May 14 Primary Election officially starts on Friday, March 29th. Qualified voters who have applied for an absentee-by-mail ballot will start seeing Read More…

News Schools

Lovejoy is FFA Central Region Champion

📣 Regional Contest Results 📣 Lauren Lovejoy competed today in the regional FFA Extemporaneous Speaking contest and walked away as the Central Region Champion! Within this contest Lauren randomly drew a topic and had 30 minutes to construct a speech before presenting it to a panel of judges. She then went through a timed questioning Read More…

Government Health News News

Gov. Justice vetoes vaccine bill

Takes action on all remaining bills passed in recent Legislative session CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has vetoed HB 5105, which would have removed vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools and allow private and parochial schools to set their own standards. Gov. Justice said the following in his veto letter: Read More…