Category: West Virginia News

Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed Nathan Testman as executive director of the West Virginia Housing Development Fund, citing his leadership and housing expertise.

The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation has awarded $75,000 to RE-PATH West Virginia, a new statewide substance use recovery advocacy group working to expand resources in rural communities.

West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner warns candidates that campaign signs are banned on government property and public rights of way, with fines up to $100 per sign.

The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority named Lewisburg-based Greenbrier Environmental Group its 2025 Redevelopment Partner of the Year, honoring president Matt Ford at a recent NRGRDA/WV Hive awards event.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey kicked off preparations for West Virginia’s 2026 spring gobbler season, spotlighting hunting as a major economic engine supporting 7,400+ jobs and $850M+ in annual spending.

Lightburn’s Restaurant at Stonewall Resort reopens April 16 for the 2026 season, serving dinner Thursday–Saturday from 5–8 p.m.

West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner launched an online Sample Ballot Lookup Tool so voters can preview a precinct-specific ballot for the May 12 primary.

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.