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Starbucks announces closure of one West Virginia location
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Starbucks will close one of its locations in southern West Virginia next month. According to a message written on a chalkboard outside the Starbucks in the Charleston Town Center Mall, they will officially close on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The announcement comes weeks after two major restaurants within the mall abruptly […]
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile returns to north central West Virginia this weekend
The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will be "hauling buns" to several locations across north central West Virginia this weekend, including a special stop at the West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
CSX Office Car Presidential Train rolls through southern West Virginia
THURMOND, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Railfans and tourists in New River Gorge National Park got a special treat on Wednesday as a special train rolled through the Mountain State. The CSX Transportation Office Car Special (OCS), also known as the CSX Presidential/Executives Train, rolled through West Virginia from White Sulphur Springs to Kenova on Wednesday. The […]
Justice calls West Virginia Legislature into special session
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has officially called for a special session of the West Virginia State Legislature. Justice issued the proclamation for the special session on Friday, stating that the legislature is to convene at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19. The governor’s office says the proclamation lists 15 items for […]
WVU Extension to provide free pumpkin seeds to West Virginia residents
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – Free pumpkin seeds are now available at more than 70 local libraries throughout West Virginia, thanks to the Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge from the WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program. Kristin McCartney, Extension specialist and SNAP-Ed coordinator with the WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program says this initiative makes gardening available to […]
West Virginia students compete in ‘Fit + Active Schools Face-off’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Students across several schools in West Virginia put their fitness skills to the test Friday in the annual ‘Fit and Active Schools Face-off.’. The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) hosted elementary and middle school students for this event at the West Virginia Culture Center.
Expert speaks on odds of electing a Democratic governor in West Virginia
It's been eight years since West Virginians elected a Democratic governor. With the majority of the state voting Republican, it begs the question: "What are the odds of the state electing a Democratic candidate?"
Expert speaks on odds of electing a Democratic governor in West Virginia
It's been eight years since West Virginians elected a Democratic governor. With the majority of the state voting Republican, it begs the question: "What are the odds of the state electing a Democratic candidate?"
In West Virginia, the media cannot be played
Does journalism have a fourth wall? The fourth wall is a concept usually reserved for film, theater, and fiction — a convention that imagines a wall between actors and their audience. Performers act as if we, the audience, are not there. They leave the viewer to become a kind of voyeur, observing the story. For […] The post In West Virginia, the media cannot be played appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
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