CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 14 -- First Lady Cathy Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: First Lady Cathy Justice visited two Friends With Paws therapy dogs at Communities In Schools sites in Grant and Tucker counties on Wednesday, September 11th. Prim, the 30th FWP therapy dog (a female Labrador Retriever) was placed at Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School. Joey, the 31st FWP therapy dog (a male Labradoodle) was placed at Petersburg Elementary School. "I'm thrille  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: In response to the recent uptick in school threats across the state, Gov. Jim Justice has directed The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security to establish a comprehensive task force to address and mitigate these concerns. The newly created School Safety Task Force is actively compiling and analyzing all reported school threats by county, educational institution, and Safe Schools   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 14 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: Hinton, W.Va., (Sept. 12, 2024) - West Virginia American Water is pleased to announce a new infrastructure project on Garden Street in Hinton. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing safe, reliable water service the company will be investing approximately $175,000 in water main improvements from Maple Street to Cedar Avenue. This project, which has already beg  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Sept. 13 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA Laurel College of Technology, located in Morgantown, West Virginia, is excited to announce a new collaborative effort with West Virginia Wesleyan College, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, to allow graduates of Laurel's 20-month Associate Degree of Nursing program to expand their education through an RN to Master of Science in Nursing opportunity. The agreement allows eligible   more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Sept. 12 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: Two UMC missionaries from Zimbabwe who use their medical degrees and knowledge in their missionary work will be sharing their stories with West Virginia Wesleyan College students and the community on Monday, Sept. 16.  The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life along with Rev. Dean Cole, West Virginia United Methodist Conference Secretary of Global Ministries are hosting Dr. Emmanuel and Florence   more