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Turnpike officials expecting major traffic problems during Jamboree, Auto Fair
May 23, 2013
Familiar flooding
May 23, 2013 1 Photo
Governor names Bowling state DHHR secretary
Former hospital executive and nurse Karen Bowling will become West Virginia’s Health and Human Resources secretary on July 1, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday, taking over a sprawling department recently scrutinized by an audit and assigned the daunting task of expanding the state’s Medicaid program.

May 23, 2013 1 Photo
Health care professional no stranger to southern W.Va.
The new secretary of West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources is certainly no stranger to southern West Virginia. In fact, she has grown up and served the region for a number of years in various capacities across the broad spectrum of the health care industry.

May 23, 2013
There are some bright spots in ongoing Fayette County school facility projects
When an architect calls for $136 million in repairs to get school facilities back into shape — as one recently did in Fayette County — it’s easy to get discouraged. But it’s important to remember that progress is still happening, says the county’s director of operations.

May 23, 2013
Health care professional no stranger to southern W.Va.
The new director of West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources is certainly no stranger to southern West Virginia. In fact, she has grown up and served the region for a number of years in various capacities across the broad spectrum of the health care industry.

May 22, 2013
There are some bright spots in ongoing Fayette County school facility projects
When an architect calls for $136 million in repairs to get school facilities back into shape — as one recently did in Fayette County — it’s easy to get discouraged. But it’s important to remember that progress is still happening, says the county’s director of operations.

May 22, 2013
Thank you very mulch
May 22, 2013 1 Photo
Juvenile sexting soon to be illegal
It soon will be illegal for minors to sext in West Virginia.
Legislation signed May 6 by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin makes it a crime for youths to make, possess or distribute photos, videos or other media that show themselves or another minor in an inappropriate sexual manner.

May 22, 2013
Kessler says stormwater runoff fee is a hardship
A former West Virginia legislator Tuesday decried the stormwater runoff fee imposed on some residents as unfair and uneven, warning that it is hurting businesses and individuals alike.

May 22, 2013
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