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State takes steps as pandemic emergency status ends

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — West Virginia leaders are preparing for the federal disaster declaration to end in May in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. State InterAgency Task Force Director Jim Hoyer said there are a few steps the state will need to take to make sure they ...

Funds are flowing in for Gov. hopefuls

The race for governor in West Virginia is already starting to heat up financially. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican serving his second term, is up against a term limit and so the 2024 field is wide open. The filings, which had a reporting deadline on Friday, are signs of financial support ...

Taylor County resident receives proclamation from governor

In 2022, more than 42,800 organ transplants were performed. Total kidney transplants exceeded 25,000 for the first year ever. Annual records also were set for liver, heart and lung transplants and deceased donation continues a 12-year record trend. Taylor County behavioral health ...

Gov. Justice calls wage garnishment ‘grandstanding’

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice says he knows very little about the garnishment of his salary over a debt. The governor says his company will make good. And, finally, the governor described the actions of a bank to have its debt repaid through his state salary as politically ...