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P-EBT benefits approved for school year 2021-22

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced there will be a third round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits allocated to eligible students who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will continue to be ...

Hyperloop project changes course

BY MIKE NOLTING The wait will continue for any groundbreaking for the Virgin Hyperloop project announced nearly two years ago. That announcement concerned a proposed $500 million validation center on 500 acres in Grant and Tucker counties, which developers said could earn regulatory ...

BA.2, the omicron variant’s variant, confirmed in state

As Dr. Clay Marsh pointed out during Friday’s COVID-19 briefing, one should never underestimate this virus and its ability to mutate. Proving that point, Gov. Jim Justice announced the first confirmed cases of BA.2 in the state — that’s the omicron variant’s variant. The first ...

New cases trending down

There wasn’t much new on the agenda during Gov. Jim Justice’s COVID-19 briefing Monday — the pleas to be vaccinated and boosted continued, amid omicron’s still-strong hold on the state. While the number of new cases is beginning to trend downward, Dr. Clay Marsh said, experts know ...