The West Virginia State Police – Sutton Detachment in conjunction with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Thursday, September 14th, 2023. The purpose[Read More…]
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Flatwoods Monster is big hit at Mrs. America Competition
The Braxton County/Flatwoods Monster has drawn world-wide attention for more than sixty-five years. The well-known UFO account has recently taken a new direction. According to Clarksburg television station WBOY, Amber[Read More…]
Sutton trio charged with child neglect
Trooper J.R. Garrett of the Sutton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police has arrested three Kanawha Run Road residents on charges involving child neglect. Trooper Garrett was alerted by[Read More…]
2022 crash results in negligent homicide charges against Flatwoods woman
A 2022 fatal accident that claimed the life of a Sutton man has resulted in the arrest of a Flatwoods woman, one day shy of a year after the incident[Read More…]
Betsy Miles named executive director of the West Virginia Press Association
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Betsy Miles will be the next executive director of the West Virginia Press Association, which was established shortly after the Civil War and[Read More…]
WVU President Gee addresses ‘misrepresentations’ of WVU Transformation work during Faculty Senate meeting
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University released a statement from President Gordon Gee based on his prepared remarks to members of the Faculty Senate about misrepresentations related to ongoing Transformation efforts during a Monday (Sept. 11)[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: AARP WV seeking new fraud protection for state residents
Nearly 13,000 reports of fraud and scams with $19.4 million in losses reported in West Virginia in 2022 Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – AARP WV leaders are[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority discusses bail and release efforts
WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (LOCRJCFA), on Monday, had the opportunity to question a panel[Read More…]
Prominent Charleston and Wheeling accounting firms announce merger
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two leading state accounting firms – Woomer, Nistendirk & Associates, PLLC located in Charleston and Costanzo & Associates, PLLC in Wheeling – will[Read More…]
Tammy Jordan of Fruits of Labor and Communities of Healing to speak at Appalachian Regional Commission Annual Meeting on Tuesday
WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. — Tammy Jordan, owner of Fruits of Labor, a social enterprise that serves as a model for the recovery to work program Communities of[Read More…]