MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Friday added four more counties to his executive order list imposing additional restrictions to combat the spread of coronavirus: Wayne, Wood, […]
State Government
New Justice executive order poses golf course restrictions, allow cities to change election dates
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced a coronavirus executive order during his Thursday press briefing. All private and public golf courses must take all possible steps to […]
Justice adds Marion County to COVID-19 hot spot list and executive order with extra restrictions
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice added Marion County to the list of state COVID-19 hot spots Wednesday and announced during his daily press briefing that he was […]
Justice and team: W.Va. still trending well on COVID-19 cases, but remain cautious; unemployment claim backlog starting to clear
MORGANTOWN — The number of positives cases of coronavirus in West Virginia continues to rise but the rise is slight and the state is trending better than […]
WorkForce still working to handle unemployment claims backlog; W.Va. positive cases remain among lowest in U.S.
MORGANTOWN — Monday was the first day for the West Virginia National Guard to aid WorkForce West Virginia with the backlog of unemployment claims stemming from coronavirus-related […]
Justice assigns National Guard to tackle unemployment claim backlog; WorkForce outlines CARES Act guidelines
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Friday, during his daily coronavirus press briefing, expressed his frustration with WorkForce West Virginia’s inability to handle the massive influx of […]
Justice issues executive order for COVID-19 protection in Eastern Panhandle
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that he has signed an executive order to further protect West Virginians in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties as COVID-19 […]
PSC green-lights Longview Power gas and solar plant projects
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has given its green light to construction of two new Longview Power plants: one gas fired, one solar. The PSC […]
Justice announces COVID-19 outbreak in Eastern Panhandle, details still unfolding
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced on Friday a coronavirus outbreak in the Eastern Panhandle. Word of the outbreak came at about 11:30, officials at the daily […]
Information on new election dates
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner would like the public to be aware of the changes in dates and deadlines for the 2020 primary election, which […]
