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By Douglas Soule for Mountain State Spotlight This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. A lot of other states were doing it. And the pressure got to West Virginia to follow suit.  Now, lawmakers have approved putting $30 million...

The West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) Office of Adult Education is pleased to announce the “Never Too Late to Graduate” campaign featuring West Virginia native and America’s Got Talent Winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. The campaign, which features Murphy on billboards throughout the state, encourages adults who have not...

More than 8,500 volunteers removed 489 tons of litter from West Virginia’s landscape during spring cleanup programs sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). Numbers were recently finalized for April’s Make It Shine and May’s Adopt-A-Highway cleanup efforts, which are administered by the WVDEP’s REAP (Rehabilitation Environmental...

By Lauren Peace for Mountain State Spotlight This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. For more stories from Mountain State Spotlight, visit www.mountainstatespotlight.org. After months of questions around a new West Virginia law on harm reduction, and a legal challenge to its constitutionality, a federal judge has ruled...

By Sarah Richardson  A huge obstacle has been overcome in regards to upgrades of the Lewisburg municipal water plant. This project has been in discussion for roughly 15 years, and as of this week, 80 percent of easements have been granted, the number required by the USDA to implement their...

  The new brewery and restaurant has three of its own beers, and plans to add more in the immediate future. By Sarah Richardson  Big Draft Brewing held their official grand opening in White Sulphur Springs on Sunday, adding yet another new business to the revitalization...

By Sarah Richardson The City of Lewisburg has a busy few months ahead as the expenditure date for the city’s CARES Act reimbursement funds fast approaches.  “We received a letter from the state saying we have to have these funds expended by Dec. 31, 2021,” said City Manager Misty Hill....

The Ladies of the Henning Church of God held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 13, in the church fellowship hall. Carole Spencer presided and Donna Scott led in prayer. Dyan Hefner presented the devotion, “A Diamond is a Girl’s Best Friend,” with scripture reference Ephesians 5:8. Diamonds are...

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is pleased to announce the return of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). SMFNP was delayed earlier this year due to a lack of a banking contract. With the contract now in place, vouchers will be delivered to participating partners and be...