RE-PATH West Virginia announced its first grant award—$20,525 from Hope in the Hills, the nonprofit behind the Healing Appalachia festival—to help launch statewide recovery advocacy and collaboration.
Clayton Thyne has been named the inaugural Linda and Don Brodie Dean of WVU’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the university’s largest academic unit, and will begin July 1.
With $12 billion in new projects on the horizon, the WV Building and Construction Trades’ “Forging a Stronger Future” conference in Morgantown urged union labor and apprenticeships to keep pace with a coming construction boom.
Fairmont State University has named Dr. Abbey Zink as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. The West Virginia native brings nearly 15 years of senior academic leadership experience.
Midland Trail Middle School students pitched an overpass on US 19 near New River Gorge to improve safety and cut congestion as tourism climbs to about 2 million visitors a year. Backed by crash data, engineering studies and community input, the plan’s biggest hurdle is funding.
Tygarts Valley Conservation District’s FY27 Agricultural Enhancement Program signup runs May 4–29, and cooperators should start gathering documents now.
Explore notable moments from April 12–18 in West Virginia history, from the disbanding of the Logan Wildcats in 1865 to the start of the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike of 1912-13.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture and SUSTA hosted an inbound trade mission March 26-28, bringing vetted buyers from India and Vietnam to tour log yards and sawmills statewide.
Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center is the first hospital in West Virginia to complete 1,000 WATCHMAN procedures, a major milestone in minimally invasive stroke prevention for patients with AFib.
WVDNR is inviting the public to review and comment on a draft update to West Virginia’s State Wildlife Action Plan, a science-based roadmap for conserving fish, wildlife and habitats.
