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CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for December 2023, the sixth month of Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $553.2 million, which is $120.1 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of more than $2.766 billion stand at $406.4 million ahead of the cumulative estimate. “This is Read More…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state record for the largest blue catfish by weight has been broken for the fourth consecutive year, Governor Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of National Resources (WVDNR) announced today. On Dec. 8, Michael John Drake of St. Albans, WV, caught and released a blue catfish weighing 69.45 pounds and measuring 50.51 Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation, in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation, ordering all United States and West Virginia flags on all state-owned facilities to be displayed at half-staff until sunset on December 19, 2023, for United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. “Cathy and I send our deepest sympathies and Read More…
RAVENSWOOD, WV — First Lady Cathy Justice visited Ravenswood High School today for an assembly to celebrate the arrival of the state’s next therapy dog through the Friends With Paws program.The dog introduced at today’s event is named Nutter, and he is a Chocolate Labrador Retriever. “We have seen how impactful our Friends With Paws therapy Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for November 2023, the fifth month of the Fiscal Year 2024, came in at $404.8 million, which is $44.0 million above the official estimate. Cumulative collections for Fiscal Year 2024 of more than $2.213 billion stand at $286.2 million ahead of the cumulative Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice cordially invite all West Virginians to join them at this year’s Joyful Night celebration, taking place on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, starting at 6:00 p.m. on the South Steps of the West Virginia State Capitol.The focal point of this year’s festivities will be the lighting Read More…
The WVDNR will stock trout on sections of the Elk River in November and DecemberCHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced that additional trout stockings are coming to the Elk River in Webster County this November and December as part of a recently announced pilot program to evaluate the economic impact of trout stockings to the Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced a special release of new holiday gift ideas from the West Virginia Department of Tourism and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. This year, shoppers can give the “gift of the outdoors” for their favorite outdoor enthusiast or those beaming with state pride. “This holiday season you Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today reminds hunters that West Virginia’s buck firearms season will start Monday, Nov. 20, and that they need to purchase their license and deer stamps before the season starts if they want a chance to take an additional buck during the state’s most popular hunting season. “West Virginia’s buck firearms season is Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced the distribution of $3 million to counties in West Virginia to support their fire services. The funding comes after the passage and signing of SB 1022 and SB 1023, which supplemented appropriations to the Division of Emergency Management, Growth County Fire Protection Fund, and County Fire Protection Fund. Gov. Justice signed them into law in Read More…
