Governor Jim Justice

The West Virginia National Guard’s official COVID-19 response mission is ending, but some guard members will remain in a support capacity.

Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed budget for the 2023 fiscal year includes a small increase mostly comprised of raises for state employees, according to Michael Cook, director of the West Virginia State Budget Office.

Gov. Jim Justice announced that he will seek a five percent raise for all state employees in 2022. Additionally, Justice announced that all state employees will receive a one-time 2.5 percent bonus to combat the rising costs of inflation.

Robert “Bob” Kiss, served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 until 2006 and he held the position of Speaker of the House from 1997 until 2006. Word of his passing spread Friday night. He was 63.

The New River Gorge became a national park in December. On Friday, state and local officials unveiled the new highway signs that will direct visitors to it.

Gov. Jim Justice announced another round of unreported deaths in Wednesday’s coronavirus briefing.

Gov. Jim Justice has announced that all state fairs and festivals can reopen, come May.

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that elementary and middle schools will open for in-person learning on Jan. 19, 2021.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice this week reported that the Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown has been one of the first rehabilitation and long term care facilities in the state to receive doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

In September, Governor Jim Justice promised to spend $50 million of the state’s federal coronavirus response fund to bring internet to underserved areas of West Virginia. Making that happen by the end-of-the-year deadline, however, proved much harder.