West Virginia University President Gordon Gee praised the legislature’s passage of an $80 million dollar, one-time allocation for higher education in West Virginia. Most of the money, […]
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Commission says it will not support union vote in assessor’s office
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday said it does not believe third-party representation is in the best interest of the county or its employees and […]
Bill bolstering disabilities funding passes at the end of special session
Lawmakers resolved a staredown over details of a bill to bolster financial support for disabled people. A special session finally concluded on its third day Tuesday with […]
Legislators frustrated with lack of answers on Hopemont incident that led to death of resident
Legislators tried to learn more on Tuesday about the January incident at Hopemont Hospital that led to a resident’s death, and expressed frustration they couldn’t get answers. […]
Office of Inspector General investigating Dunbar School Foundation STOP program
MORGANTOWN – A COVID-19 program created to serve the African-American population in Marion and surrounding counties and funded through federal COVID funds channeled through the former Department […]
Autumn Sheets is Preston County Schools Service Person of the year
KINGWOOD — One of the first items on the Preston County Board of Education’s agenda this week was to congratulate Autumn Sheets for being chosen as Preston County […]
State lawmakers intend to allocate millions of dollars for FAFSA funding
During a special session starting today, lawmakers expect to put millions of additional dollars into higher education funding in an attempt to support West Virginia students who […]
Special session on funding for human services set to be held Sunday
West Virginia lawmakers expect to convene for a special session starting Sunday, focusing on the state’s level of funding for human services plus additional surplus spending priorities. […]
PSC orders all water and sewer utilities to conduct cyber-threat assessment
The state Public Service Commission has ordered all water and sewer utilities to conduct a cyber threat vulnerability assessment within 60 days. The order was issued Thursday […]
Newburg food pantry offers unique service
NEWBURG — Preston County has a unique food pantry called Up With Newburg that is unlike the other county food pantries. This one delivers food to […]
