ATHENS, West Virginia, May 3 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Concord University and Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern WVCTC) have entered into a collaborative agreement, in which Concord will provide the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) program to Eastern WVCTC students. Students will be required to complete the Eastern Associate in Nursing (ADN). Since the coursework is online, this program increases accessibility to students who  more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, May 3 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Mon Power has been selected by the Department of Energy to begin award negotiations for up to $5 million in federal funding for a project that will boost electric reliability for customers in parts of rural West Virginia. The funding is part of the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The funding would b  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 3 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and Common Ground Partnership announced its fourth class of West Virginia schools receiving the Purple Star Award. Purple Star Award recipients are schools and districts that have committed to providing dedicated support and services to students of military families. The Purple Star Award recognizes schools making a focused commitment to meet  more

BEAVER, West Virginia, May 3 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today announced that New River Community and Technical College is receiving $3.5 million to create three new hospitality-related degree programs including outdoor recreation, culinary arts, and aviation maintenance. These new programs are part of a larger initiative to build a tourism workforce to keep up with the industry's rapid growth. "It's been just incredi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 3 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia registered a $114.5 million surplus in April with total General Revenue collections coming in at $634.7 million. Through ten months of Fiscal Year 2024, cumulative revenue collections of $4.703 billion stand at $637.5 million ahead of the official yearly estimate. "This is exactly what seven years of hard work looks like.   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 3 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Sam Wilkinson, principal investigator for the Regional Transition Navigator Services (RTNS) program, was presented with the Community Partner Award at the WVU School of Public Health's Year-end Celebration on April 25. RTNS is a free service designed to provide information, training and resources/services to at-risk youth and young adults statewide ages 14-25.   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 3 -- West Virginia American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release: The American Water Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization established by American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., recently announced four organizations were awarded a Water and Environment grant, supporting communities served by West Virginia American Water. "This year, West Virginia's Water and the Environm  more