More Than 100,000 New Voters Registered in Less Than Two Years
WV Secretary of State Mac Warner announced today there have been 101,542 new voters registered since he took office less than two years ago.  A county-by-county breakdown is attached. Warner’s administration took office on January 16, 2017. Warner said his immediate interest as the state’s chief election officer was in building a working relationship with […]
Braxton County Leads in New Business Growth for November 2018
Braxton County led in new business growth for November 2018 with a total of 7 new businesses, according to West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. That equates to a 1.55 percent growth for Braxton County. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Mason, Hampshire, Doddridge and Jackson counties also had notable growth in November. […]
Board of Governors approves graduate program in cybersecurity
The Marshall University Board of Governors (BOG) today approved plans for a graduate degree in cybersecurity, making Marshall the state’s first public university to offer a master’s-level degree program in the emerging discipline. The College of Information Technology and Engineering’s Weisberg Division of Computer Science will administer the new academic program set to begin in […]
WV SBDC online business fundamentals workshops available free through March 2019
Busy West Virginia entrepreneurs can learn the basics of starting and improving a new business at their own pace online and at no cost. The online West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) is free through March 2019, thanks to sponsorship from the Regional Development Funding Corporation (RDFC). The sponsorship allows WV SBDC to […]
NPS Launches Love Your Park Challenge as Winter Operating Hours Begin Kickoff Event at Grandview on December 26th
Glen Jean, WV – New River Gorge National River Superintendent Lizzie Watts has announced a new Love Your Park Challenge to kick off the winter season and give area residents and visitors a fun way to explore the three national parks of southern West Virginia all year long. Originally conceived as a way to celebrate […]
Goodnight Celebrates 24th New Year’s Eve
FestivALL Charleston will partner with GoodNight for the 4th year to host Charleston’s favorite family-friendly and free New Year’s Eve celebration. Craig Hinchman, long-time performer at GoodNight, has been the organizer of the event for the past few years, with the help of his wife Amanda Hinchman. When the event organizer retired, they stepped up […]