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West Virginia Encyclopedia
The Parsons Advocate - West Virginia
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August 5, 2025
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Aug. 7, 1864: In what became known as the Battle of Moorefield, Union troops...
West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles Encourages Residents to Download Mobile ID App
The Parsons Advocate - West Virginia
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August 5, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) encourages West Virginia residents to download the Mobile ID to their smartphones. You will be able to access your digital driver’s license and ID card on your smartphone....
Forgotten Drawdy Falls in West Virginia inspiring new generation to care
West Virginia Explorer
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August 7, 2025
PEYTONA, W.Va. — Drawdy Falls, one of the most scenic and accessible waterfalls in West Virginia, is attracting a huge amount of attention after a generation of neglect. Advertisement In fact, the restoration of the falls and the redevelopment of...
Hitachi Energy: investing in Southwest Virginia’s future
WVVA - West Virginia
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August 7, 2025
BLAND COUNTY, Va. (WVVA) - A long-standing business continues to expand, marked by a visit from U.S. Senator Tim Kaine. Hitachi Energy is a global technological business that is focused on creating a sustainable future for everyone. In April, the...
State Fair of West Virginia kicks off 100 years of history with much love
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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August 7, 2025
GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV (WOAY) – The West Virginia State Fair kicked off its 100th anniversary, a Mountain State treasure. Steeped in history, from agriculture and livestock to concessions, rides, games, music, and so much more. The theme is...
Welcoming A New Justice And Decades Of State Fair Memories, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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August 7, 2025
Home » WVPB Podcasts » Welcoming A New Justice And Decades Of State Fair Memories, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published August 7, 2025 - 9:09 am On this West Virginia Morning, there’s a new member of the state’s Supreme Court of...
WVU marks a century of participation at State Fair of West Virginia
NC West Virginia News
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August 7, 2025
West Virginia University and WVU Extension will participate in the 100th State Fair of West Virginia, continuing a tradition that began a century ago. Over the years, the University's involvement has grown from early 4-H projects in livestock,...
This West Virginia Airbnb Is Peak Fall Vibes
Only In Your State
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Fall and West Virginia go hand-in-hand. The leaves that transform into vibrant hues of gold, red, and yellow, the small-town farms doling out apple cider donuts, the pumpkin festivities, and, to top it all off, the delightful seasonal weather...
Del. Fehrenbacher announces run for West Virginia Senate seat
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Del. Bob Fehrenbacher announced a run for state Senate, challenging incumbent Sen. Mike Azinger in the 2026 Republican primary. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) PARKERSBURG — Del. Bob Fehrenbacher has spent three years in the West Virginia House of...
West Virginia approved to remove soda from SNAP benefits under new federal waiver
Lootpress - West Virginia
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August 4, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Patrick Morrisey joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy to announce a newly approved federal waiver that allows West Virginia to...
West Virginia schools remove synthetic food dyes ahead of new academic year
Environmental Health News
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August 4, 2025
West Virginia’s 240,000 public-school students returned Aug. 1 to cafeterias stripped of the seven synthetic dyes long common in Jell-O cups, flavored yogurts, and chips after a new state law kicked in. Jonel Aleccia reports for The Associated...
West Virginia is approved for waiver to prevent sugary drink purchases through SNAP
MetroNews - West Virginia
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August 4, 2025
Federal officials have approved West Virginia’s waiver request to prevent benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from being used to buy drinks with sugar and artificial flavorings. Gov. Patrick Morrisey “I’m always fond of...
A century of celebrating agriculture in West Virginia
MetroNews - West Virginia
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August 6, 2025
FAIRLEA, W.Va. — One of the most beloved and anticipated events every year in West Virginia will celebrate the century mark over the next 10 days. The State Fair of West Virginia will open on the fairgrounds in Greenbrier County Thursday morning....
Coal miners in West Virginia receive black lung screenings as mobile unit restarts after shutdown
Environmental Health News
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August 6, 2025
After a court order restored funding, federal health workers have resumed mobile screenings for black lung disease, bringing free tests directly to miners across West Virginia. Caity Coyne reports for West Virginia Watch. In short: The National...
West Virginia lawmakers eliminated local authority to regulate data centers and similar projects
Associated Press
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August 4, 2025
In late March, Pamela Moe was at her dining room table, skimming the local paper when something caught her eye. A legal notice, by a company she had never heard of, for a facility near the city of Thomas. Curious, Moe looked up the coordinates...
C.A.C. Industries Inc. Named ENR New York 2025 Specialty Contractor of the Year
Engineering News Record
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August 11, 2025
Photo by Kristina Ippolito of IPC C.A.C. Industries Inc., ENR New York's Specialty Contractor of the Year, was on the project team for the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is enhancing flood protection and public space along Manhattan’s...
A public-private turf war: PSC staff and JCC formally support CTUB in case against West Virginia American Water
Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia
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CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia heard arguments in an administrative law proceeding on July 30 about a territorial dispute between the Charles Town Utility Board and West Virginia American Water. After final...
Trump administration attacks on science extend far beyond climate, loom large in WV
Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia
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High water surrounds houses next to First Avenue South in Nitro on Feb. 6, 2025. Extreme weather has become more costly in West Virginia amid worsening climate change despite a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to undo a finding...
Solar Program Going Dark And Old-Time Music Bridges Generations, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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August 6, 2025
Home » WVPB Podcasts » Solar Program Going Dark And Old-Time Music Bridges Generations, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published August 6, 2025 - 9:57 am On this West Virginia Morning, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to cancel...
Federal waiver removing soda from SNAP benefits in West Virginia signed Monday
WCHS - West Virginia
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCHS) — A federal waiver allowing West Virginia to remove soda as an entitlement under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was approved Monday. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey was in the Washington, D.C., on Monday...