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West Virginia Agency Digital Relativity Named to Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces List
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 18, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS)— Digital Relativity (DR), a full-service marketing agency based in West Virginia, has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 2025 Best Workplaces list for the second consecutive year. The recognition highlights the company’s...
West Virginia crayfish hunters find rare snake
Islands Sounder - Washington State
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June 18, 2025
By Darrell Kirk Sounder contributor My son Hugh and I travel to West Virginia each year to visit family and have always wanted to spend a week in the Appalachian mountains of Cabin Creek to find the very rare cobalt blue crayfish that inhabit the...
West Virginia University cracks down on Jewish students to appease Muslims: advocacy group warns
Just the News
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June 17, 2025
Students grumbling about cafeteria food and biased professors are staples of the college experience. Add a geopolitical flash point to the mix and make students the targets of grumbling, however, and colleges may find themselves in court. West...
Louisiana wants to censor citizen science, but residents are fighting back
Louisiana Illuminator
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July 2, 2025
Very few places exemplify our country’s shameful health disparities as much as Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.” Notorious for its toxic air and alarmingly high cancer rates, this petrochemical hub between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is where oil, gas...
MOV Climate Corner: Why not West Virginia? A comparison
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia shouldn’t be a national leader in many respects. But yet, we see our state struggle...
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Why not West Virginia? A comparison
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia...
‘Not in the Political Appetite’: Despite Decades of Research, W.Va. Counties are not Spending Their Opioid Settlement Millions on Harm Reduction
100 Days in Appalachia - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
On a warm summer day in late May, about 100 people are waiting for their turn to go inside the Neighborhood S.H.O.P., located in the annex of Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church on the West Side of Charleston, West Virginia. Inside the S.H.O.P. –...
Celebrate West Virginia Day by Sharing #AlmostHeaven Memories
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Tourism encourages West Virginians – and all those who love the state – to post their favorite memories in the Mountain State on social media to honor the state’s birthday on Friday,...
Celebrating Our West Virginia Heritage
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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It was 162 years ago today when a young nation first learned that “Mountaineers are Always Free.” Since then, we West Virginians have worked hard to make our mark on bettering not only ourselves and our beloved Mountain State but also this great...
Happy birthday, West Virginia
The Journal - West Virginia
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June 19, 2025
It was 162 years ago today when the nation first learned that “Mountaineers are Always Free.” Since then, we West Virginians have worked hard to make our mark on bettering not only ourselves and our beloved Mountain State but also this great land...
CNRC Announces Change In Control, New Management And The Deployment Of The Cutting-Edge KUBERATM Technology To Enhance Oil And Gas Detection And Exploration
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The Company's new Board of Directors is led by seasoned businessman and Chairman Manish Patel. Mr. Patel is joined by Director and new Chief Executive Officer, Hemal Rathod, a former banker and successful businessman and...
West Virginia University studying new material for dental aligners
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Researchers at the WVU School of Dentistry are testing technology that allows orthodontists to print patients’ dental aligners in their offices using a soft plastic with “memory” that helps the aligners hold their shape. (Photo Provided by WVU)...
Researcher digs up history of pioneering botanist Lena Artz; New exhibit open at Fort Valley Museum
Northern Virginia Daily
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FORT VALLEY — A new exhibit sharing the story of local botanist Lena Artz has been added to the Fort Valley Museum, highlighting the legacy she left on the Northern Shenandoah Valley and the botany community. Andrea Weeks, an associate professor...
Biggest Yet! Warwood becomes West Virginia’s largest historic district
West Virginia Explorer
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June 19, 2025
WHEELING, W.Va. — In a landmark moment for historic preservation, the Warwood Historic District in northern Wheeling has officially become the largest area in West Virginia ever nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. Advertisement...
West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council receives report on updated federal broadband grant requirements
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) CHARLESTON — West Virginia was on the cusp of being one of the first states to begin work on broadband expansion, but updated federal requirements from the Trump administration could make the state...
No paid holiday for West Virginia public workers for Juneteenth
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) CHARLESTON — A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Juneteenth would not be considered a state paid holiday for public...
There aren’t enough CPS workers in West Virginia to keep kids safe. The governor’s plan is for them to do more.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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June 18, 2025
Support journalism that is always free. In honor of West Virginia Day, support in-depth, paywall-free journalism with a donation. We can’t do it without you. Gov. Patrick Morrisey vowed to transform West Virginia’s system meant to keep kids safe...
One of West Virginia's Sports Writing Legends for Time of 70 Years, R. Douglas "Doug" Huff, has Retired
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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June 18, 2025
RICH STEVENS WVSWA.org R. Douglas “Doug” Huff, whose name is synonymous with the West Virginia Sports Writers Association, announced his retirement as the organization’s secretary-treasurer, effective at the conclusion of the 2024-25 prep athletic...
Juneteenth Not a Paid Holiday This Year for West Virginia Employees
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Abby Lewis paints a section of the Wheeling Juneteenth mural during the city’s celebration last year. Juneteenth will not be a paid holiday for West Virginia state workers this year, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. (File Photo) CHARLESTON — A West...
death toll in West Virginia has grown to six
Radio 731 - Tennessee
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — The death toll from weekend flooding in West Virginia rose to six as residents tried to clean up with the threat of more rain on the way. At least two people remained missing in the state's northern panhandle after...