MOUNDSVILLE — This year’s Marshall County Fair, slated July 19-25, will include a performance by country music star Deana Carter, known for hit songs like “Strawberry Wine.” Carter is scheduled to perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, July 25, on the main festival stage at the Marshall County ...
As the old song says, one is the loneliest number. So, it must be pretty lonely for James Paul, the former executive director of the West Virginia Professional Charter School Board, being Gov. Patrick Morrisey's lone appointment to the state Board of Education. Morrisey named Paul as his first appointment to the 12-member board in February, succeeding long-time member and retired Catholic schools educator Debra Sullivan, whose term was up. Paul is the director of state education opportunity for the America First Policy Institute. In 2022, the state Professional Charter School Board ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia health officials have declared a statewide outbreak of cyclosporiasis following a significant increase in cases, urging residents to practice safe food handling and seek medical care if symptoms develop. "West Virginia is monitoring a significant increase in cyclosporiasis cases and has declared a statewide outbreak," the Hancock County Health Department said on its website. "As of July 9, 47 cases have been reported across the state since June 17. There is currently no specific produce grower, supplier or food item that has been identified as the source of ...
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities failed ...
Craig Howell Pittsburgh-based Soulful Femme took the stage Saturday evening as part of the July edition of Second Saturday, at the Weirton Event Center. Organized by the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Second Saturday also featured a performance by House of Soul, along ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — The American Legion Post 10 building in Weirton will receive upgrades thanks to an allotment of state funds secured by a local state senator. Sen. Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, attended Thursday’s meeting of the Hancock County Commission to announce the awarding of nearly $43,000 ...
