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Submitted by Melissa West West Virginia has new National Queens. The World’s Miss Tourism National Pageant took place in Nashville, Tennessee, from July 31 to August 4, 2025. Miss Tourism Pageants began in November 1998 with a virtual event that year. The inaugural live pageant in 2004 crowned the first All American Miss Tourism queen. Miss Read More…
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) has been named a 2025 AWS Champions Award winner by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Center for Digital Government, recognizing the agency’s successful modernization of the state’s Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). This transformation strengthens DoHS’s ability to manage large volumes of complex Medicaid transactions with Read More…
Washington, D.C. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey joined the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy for the signing of a federal waiver allowing West Virginia to remove soda as an entitlement under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “Thanks to Secretary Rollins, Secretary Kennedy Jr., and the Read More…
There will be a Music Jam at Alice’s Attic at 346 Main Street in Grantsville on Friday Night , August 8th, 2025 at 6:00pm. All musicians and music lovers are welcome to enjoy the event either picking or grinning.
The Town Council and Mayor of Grantsville braced for impact on Monday night, August 4th, 2025 at the recent discovery of a $2,500 overpayment to former Mayor Robert Petrovsky and return of said overpayment. Council present was Tanya Cunningham, Emilee Morgan, Jess Metz, Chas Bell, Marissa Staples, Recorder Shannon Waldron and Mayor John Villines. After the Read More…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (CNE) will begin accepting online applications for the fall 2026 cohort of its new nursing diploma program at 9 a.m. on Aug. 15. The 21-month program offers prospective students a quality, hospital-based nursing education with an option for a full tuition waiver in exchange for a three-year work commitment Read More…
Calhoun Control dispatched both Station 200 and 300 Fire Departments (Upper West Fork and Arnoldsburg) to the 16,000 block of South Calhoun Highway for a reported home fire. . All units and volunteers arrived on scene to discover, not a home fire but a trash fire in stead. Units were 10-22’d (canceled) and returned to Read More…
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE), is proud to recognize August as Child Support Awareness Month by launching a new, user-friendly website: bcse.wvtylertech.com. The site offers an improved digital experience for families and employers, making it easier, faster, and more secure to access child support services. This year, BCSE developed Read More…
Tbe Creston auction was cancelled because the auctioneer, Will Smith, had a family emergency. The Creston Area Neighborhood Watch had a successful flea market/yard sale complete with live music. “““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““““ The katydids are now “singing”. That used to mean that it was six weeks until frost. The naked ladies are beginning to show up again Read More…
Statement from Mayor John Villines, regarding this morning’s article about (linked here): Statement: The request was never denied. I have personally called the State Auditor myself and I’ve had no response from them. That’s why he has never been put on the agenda because I haven’t talked to the State Auditor personally. But it will Read More…