West Virginia’s GHSP and NHTSA are marking National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month in July, urging drivers to lock up and stay vigilant as thefts often spike in summer.
Fairmont State’s Board of Governors approved the FY 2026-2027 budget while forecasting a second straight year of enrollment growth and backing strategic initiatives and another round of across-the-board raises.
West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals has launched an interactive online dashboard offering near real-time court statistics statewide, by county and by judge.
WV Secretary of State Kris Warner announced the West Virginia Office of Entrepreneurship launched July 1, the nation’s first state-level entrepreneurship office overseen by a statewide elected official.
Finding childcare in West Virginia is often frustrating and expensive, with long waitlists, high costs, and few nearby options — one of the state’s biggest barriers to employment.
West Virginia DoHS urges Medicaid members to stay informed ahead of new federal requirements taking effect Jan. 1, 2027, including community engagement rules for certain adults.
Hamilton original cast member Thayne Jasperson led a full day of Broadway workshops in Clarksburg for Fairmont State and local dance students, featuring dance classes, a singing-acting “Broadway Experience,” and Hamilton choreography.
WVU researcher Chris Fowler is helping NASA’s ESCAPADE mission send satellites to Mars to study space weather and the Martian atmosphere. Back on Earth, he’s using a NASA early-career award to bring real spacecraft data and coding into rural West Virginia high schools.
West Virginia closed FY 2026 with $5.693 billion in General Revenue Fund collections—$370 million (7%) above estimates — capped by a strong June that beat projections by $57 million.
Band submissions are open for Rock the Roost 2027, a full-day Appalachian music festival and battle of the bands on June 12, 2027, at Fairmont State University.
