* Lawmakers and other public officials responsible for maintaining West Virginia鈥檚 financial health are to be commended for the B grade earned from Truth in Accounting, for the 2023 fiscal year. 鈥淲est Virginia, like most other states, improved its financial condition in 2023,鈥� according ...
Wood County Schools officials took an important step in bringing National School Safety and Security Services in for a check-up of the district鈥檚 efforts. 鈥淪afety is our number one priority,鈥� Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis said. 鈥淲e just wanted an extra pair of ...
Appalachian Regional Commission officials earlier this week announced $68.2 million in awards to 65 projects through its Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (anything to come up with a snappy acronym) initiative. Though not all of the commission鈥檚 efforts ...
Not everyone in Appalachia has been encouraged to think of energy efficiency in a positive light. Too often, we get told the pursuit of energy efficiency is a progressive, liberal, big-government ploy to get us to turn our backs on our way of life. Of course, the reality is quite ...
Most West Virginia public schools are making slow improvement in the categories that put 49 of 55 counties 鈥渙n watch鈥� last year. Despite that, there are still 41 鈥渙n watch鈥� for not meeting one or more in a long list of standards 鈥淲e鈥檙e charged as a state with providing a thorough ...
During last week鈥檚 special session of the West Virginia Legislature, lawmakers carved out time to honor someone important not only to the state, but to the country. They passed a resolution to place a statue of the late Hershel 鈥淲oody鈥� Williams inside the U.S. Capitol. Williams, who ...
