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West Virginia Tax Changes Occurring on January 1, 2009

Governor Joe Manchin III and State Tax Commissioner Christopher G. Morris announced today numerous West Virginia tax changes that will be effective on and after January 1, 2009. "West Virginia is able to improve tax fairness for Taxpayers in these ch...

World’s Strongest Men Help Showcase the Best

Perhaps there is nothing that signifies the state of West Virginia more than our beauty and strength. We are proud of our eye-catching scenery and our people have never shied away from doing the heavy lifting.Fortunately, we had two native West Vi...

Statement From The Governor About The Loss Of Del. William D. Proudfoot

Gov. Joe Manchin released the following statement this morning after learning about the death of Randolph County Del. William D. Proudfoot: “I have known Bill Proudfoot for more than 20 years. We’ve had a long friendship and there was not a finer hu...

Governor Appoints Michele Duncan Bishop As Chief Administrative Law Judge For Office Of Tax Appeals

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today appointed Michele Duncan Bishop to serve as the chief administrative law judge for the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals. The appointment is effective Jan. 1, 2009. Bishop previously served as general coun...

Statement From Gov. Manchin About The Century Aluminum Meeting

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today released the following statement after a meeting he led to discuss the potential shutdown of the Century Aluminum smelter here. The meeting included company and steelworker representatives from Century Alumi...

Gov. Manchin, Mayor Jones Announce Tv Airing Dates For Met-Rx World’S Strongest Man Competition

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin and Charleston Mayor Danny Jones today announced the worldwide television airing dates for the 2008 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) competition held in Charleston in September. During a news conference this morning, th...

Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease

Preliminary test results indicate the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) agent was present in five hunter-harvested deer collected in Hampshire County during the 2008 deer firearms hunting season. “As part of our agency’s ongoing ...

Governor Names 22nd Judicial Circuit Judge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Joe Manchin today announced his appointment of Judge Jerry D. Moore to the 22nd Judicial Circuit covering Pendleton, Hardy and Hampshire counties. Senate Bill 291, which passed during the 2008 regular legislative session, add...

Governor Appoints Anthony Bisaha As Mercer/Mcdowell Family Court Judge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin has appointed Anthony Bisaha to serve as the family court judge for the 12th Family Court Circuit covering Mercer and McDowell counties. Bisaha will fill the seat vacated by Omar J. Aboulhosn, who was recently appoi...

Governor Announces Grants To Advance Scientific Research

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Joe Manchin today announced grants to help advance scientific discovery at West Virginia’s colleges and universities. The grants, which total nearly $710,000, were funded competitively through the state’s Research Challenge Fun...

Tourism Adventure Media Advisory Jan. 9-18, 2009

A Groovy Kind of Murder: Jan. 9-11, 2009, Historic Fayette Theater, Fayetteville. An audience participation murder mystery written by Karen Vuranch is a musical spoof on the 1960s.

Raleigh County Native To Lead State Police

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Joe Manchin today announced his appointment of Raleigh County native and State Police captain Timothy S. Pack to the position of superintendent of the West Virginia State Police. Pack has been director of Executive Protection...

Theresa Kirk Selected As Ethics Executive Director, Effective Feb. 1

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Ethics Commission today announced that Theresa M. Kirk has been selected as its new Executive Director, effective February 1, 2009. An honors graduate from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Arts deg...

2008 West Virginia Fall Turkey Harvest Down

Preliminary figures for the 2008 fall turkey hunting season indicate that 1,128 birds were harvested this fall. This represents a 25 percent decline from last year’s fall harvest of 1,511. The largest harvest declines were reported in the...

The Twelve Wreaths of Christmas at Hawks Nest State Park

Ansted, W.Va. – Take part in a holiday scavenger hunt while learning about evergreens, conifers and pines at Hawks Nest State Park through Jan. 1 by searching for the “Twelve Wreaths of Christmas.” Guests to Hawks Nest Lodge may pick up a “Twelve Wreat...
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