pecial coins available to anglers who catch golden rainbow trout; roadwork underway to connect Babcock State Park, New River Gorge National Park CLIFFTOP, WV – Gov. Jim Justice stocked the streams of Babcock State Park full of golden rainbow trout today as part of a ceremony celebrating the upcoming 2022 West Virginia Gold Rush. As part of Read More…
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Glenville State University awarded $1.7 million through Gov. Justice’s Nursing Workforce Expansion Program
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University (GSU) has been awarded $1.7 million through West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s Nursing Workforce Expansion Program, which is designed to address the state’s nursing shortage through a multifaceted approach to attract, train, and retain nurses in the Mountain State. Representing a fundamental part of this approach, an award program Read More…
Gov. Justice reports active cases reach lowest point in more than 620 days
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and members of the West Virginia COVID-19 pandemic response leadership team held another news briefing today to update the public on the state’s latest pandemic response and vaccine distribution efforts. CASE NUMBERS & VACCINE/BOOSTER INFODuring Friday’s briefing, Gov. Justice reported that, this week, active cases dropped as low as 781; the Read More…
Gov. Justice issues statement on calls to suspend gas tax
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today after the Minority leaders from the West Virginia Legislature sent a joint letter, calling on the Governor to suspend the 37.5 cent state tax per gallon of gas: “I would absolutely love to suspend this tax and provide at least a little bit of relief for Read More…
5 IN A ROW: Gov. Justice announces West Virginia breaks record for lowest unemployment rate in state history again
R CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.9% for February 2022; breaking the all-time record for the lowest unemployment rate recorded in state history for the 5th consecutive month. “It’s not an exaggeration when I say right now, today, is the best time ever to get Read More…
West Virginia continues to lead the tourism industry: Gov. Justice unveils the nation’s first multi-part vacation guide collection
ANSTED, WV – Gov. Jim Justice hosted an event today at Hawks Nest State Park to announce that West Virginia is once again blazing new trails in the tourism industry with an all-new Vacation Guide unlike any ever seen before, to unveil a new State Highway Map for 2022, and to ceremonially cut the ribbon on over Read More…
West Virginia reaches #2 highest export growth rate in nation in 2021
State exports surged to $6.2 billion in 2021, a 37.6 percent increase over 2020’s total CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that, under his leadership, West Virginia reached the 2nd-highest export growth rate of any state in the nation for 2021. “Our days of being 50th in every category coming and going are over. Nowadays, Read More…
Governor Justice announces return of West Virginia Gold Rush trout stockings
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Gold Rush will return for its fifth year on March 29 and provide anglers and their families 12 days to catch golden rainbow trout and win prizes. “The West Virginia Gold Rush is proof that a whole lot of good things happen when we combine Read More…
Gov. Justice requests $5 million in aid for Ukraine children’s hospital bombed by Russia
CHARLESTON, WV – Following his address yesterday on America’s energy crisis and the war in Ukraine, Gov. Jim Justice sent a letter requesting that the West Virginia Legislature join him in pledging $5 million in assistance for the Ukrainian maternity and children’s hospital recently bombed by Russian military forces. VIEW FULL LETTER “The ongoing war on Ukraine is beyond Read More…
High Winds and Rotting Trees Bring Power Lines Down
There was no electricity for about two hours from just South of Grantsville to the Millstone area, as well as small highway branches due to trees falling across power lines near the home of Larry Whited. The downed trees took out one large section of the power lines knocking them into the highway and closing Read More…
