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WV Women Work ready to accept applications for pre-apprenticeship program
WAJR - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Mountain State nonprofit that aims to support and advocate for West Virginia women in the workforce is ready to accept applications for their pre-apprenticeship program focused on construction. WV Women Work Inc. announced...
97th District Delegate Wants Berkeley County Board of Education to Comply with Governor’s Executive Order on Vaccines
The Panhandle News Network - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Citing the concerns of a constituent, 97th District Delegate Chris Anders (R-Berkeley) is calling on the Berkeley County Board of Education to comply with Governor Morrisey’s executive order granting religious exemptions from...
Ronda Rich: A church that was built to last
Coastal Courier - Georgia
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July 10, 2025
Ronda Rich Syndicated Columnist Any church is just a building. It’s the people and, for me, the memories that make it special. I grew up in a tiny country church where each person knew each other and knew their kin. When my Mama, a brave...
West Virginia Circuit Judges File Objections to Admonishments Over Public Statements on Foster Care, Child Welfare System
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia courtroom in the West Virginia State Capitol. April 17, 2023 (J. Alex Wilson - Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia) CHARLESTON — Arguing that they were not violating judicial ethics by raising...
West Virginia poised to thrive in lucrative heritage tourism market
West Virginia Explorer
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July 3, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is poised to outpace other U.S. states in lucrative heritage tourism, which is now the largest sector of the U.S. travel market, says David Sibray, historian and publisher of West Virginia Explorer. Advertisement...
Hardesty Back As W.Va. Board Of Education President
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Photo Courtesy/WV Dept. of Education Outgoing West Virginia Board of Education president Nancy White hands over her gavel following Wednesday’s monthly board meeting to Paul Hardesty, who will once again serve as state board president. CHARLESTON...
West Virginia DoHS announces school clothing allowance program
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 3, 2025
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The West Virginia Department of Human Services, Bureau for Family Assistance said they will begin accepting school clothing allowance applications next week. The DoHS announced the following information on how to apply...
West Virginia Department of Human Services set to begin accepting clothing voucher applications on July 7
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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July 3, 2025
West Virginia (WOAY) – The West Virginia Department of Human Services will begin accepting applications for the School Clothing Allowance program on July 7th. Eligible families with children enrolled in West Virginia schools can receive $200 per...
West Virginia, Idaho Lead Charge As Supreme Court Takes On Women’s Sports Protection
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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July 3, 2025
Landmark cases challenge athlete eligibility, sparking nationwide debate on fairness and biological sex in competition. The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will hear two pivotal cases challenging state laws designed to protect women’s sports...
West Virginians are hungry. Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is about to make it worse.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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July 3, 2025
In rural Hardy County, housing prices are skyrocketing. Electricity bills are surging. A homeless encampment along the river is growing. Shari Stephens, director of the county’s family resource center, says things are the toughest she’s ever seen....
Older Adults Outnumber Children In More US States, Median Age Hits New High
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Census Bureau indicates older adults now outnumber children in 11 states and almost half of the counties in the United States. The census data shows that the U.S. population...
West Virginia opens applications for school clothing allowance program
Mountain State Times - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
Sherri A. Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP Cabinet Secretary at West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources | Official websiteSherri A. Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP Cabinet Secretary at West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources | Official...
LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts
KESQ-TV - California
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July 7, 2025
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex and...
W.Va. Board of Education holds leadership elections; Hardesty voted president
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Board of Education elected new leaders during a meeting in Charleston on Wednesday. Paul Hardesty was voted in as president, bringing more than three decades of public service experience to the board....
West Virginia BOE holds emergency meeting on religious vaccine exemption lawsuit
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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West Virginia Board of Education Vice President Victor Gabriel, center, chairs a special meeting of the state board Wednesday, as board member Gregory Wooten, left, and State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt, right, listen. (Photo by Steven...
West Virginia launches Purple Alert system
The Review - Ohio
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CHARLESTOWN, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday the launch of the state’s new Purple Alert system through the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and State Police. According to a press release the new alert system...
State Board Of Education Declares Seventh County State Of Emergency Of The Year
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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July 9, 2025
The West Virginia Board of Education voted Wednesday to declare a state of emergency in Roane County Schools. A finance report presented to the board by Alexandra Criner, director of the Office of Accountability for the West Virginia Department of...
WV Board of Education elects new president
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - L. Paul Hardesty has been elected as the new president of the West Virginia Board of Education, according to the West Virginia Department of Education. The WV Department of Education said Hardesty formerly served as the...
West Virginians already struggle to find the health care they need. It’s about to get much, much worse.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
Emergency rooms in West Virginia are overwhelmed with patients. Cots sit in hallways. Patients in waiting rooms scream in pain. Many people who use drugs don’t have local treatment centers. Local doctors’ offices are in short supply. West...
Op-Ed: One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for West Virginia by Congressman Riley Moore
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 5, 2025
West Virginians demanded generational change in November after years of mass migration, inflation, and progressive insanity. They demanded a secure border, lower costs, and a return to commonsense. Today, on our nation’s 249th Independence Day,...