WV.gov News Feedhttp://www.wv.gov/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/news&page=fa057236-2db7-4147-b6d0-d95f3025f5a2&wp=38869cd8-fc30-4334-b410-c84c890ab9a560Kids to Parks Day May 18http://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/KidstoParksDayMay18.aspxKids to Parks Day is a National Park Trust program to encourage youth to get outdoorsFri, 17 May 2013 14:39:05 GMTGovernor Tomblin Announces the Appointment of Speaker Rick Thompson as Cabinet Secretary of the W.Va. Dept. of Veterans Assistancehttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/GovernorTomblinAnnouncestheAppointmentofSpeakerRickThompsonasCabinetSecretaryoftheWVaDeptofVeteransAssistance.aspxGovernor recognizes Secretary Keith Gwinn for his service to the stateThu, 16 May 2013 16:06:41 GMTNew Sporting Clays Facility Opening at Canaan Valley Resorthttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/NewSportingClaysFacilityOpening.aspxRibbon Cutting set for May 17, 11 a.m.Thu, 16 May 2013 16:28:14 GMTGovernor Tomblin Announces the Appointment of Mark Matkovich as Acting State Tax Commissionerhttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/GovernorTomblinAnnouncestheAppointmentofMarkMatkovichasActingStateTaxCommissioner.aspxGov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announced the appointment of Mark Matkovich as Acting State Tax Commissioner, effective May 15, 2013Wed, 15 May 2013 16:25:28 GMTTourism Adventure Media Advisory May 27 – June 9http://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/TourismAdventureMediaAdvisoryMay27–June9.aspxWest Virginia Memorial Day Festival (Spirit of Grafton); Blue and Gray Reunion; Elk River FestWed, 15 May 2013 16:36:34 GMTGovernor Tomblin Encourages West Virginians to Show their State Pride with a 150th Birthday License Platehttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/GovernorTomblinEncouragesWestVirginianstoShowtheirStatePridewitha150thBirthdayLicensePlate.aspxGov. Earl Ray Tomblin today encouraged West Virginians to show their state pride with a 150th birthday license plateThu, 16 May 2013 16:22:08 GMTRob Rice Named Chief of WVDEP’s Abandoned Mine Lands Programhttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/RobRiceNamedChiefofWVDEP’sAbandonedMineLandsProgram.aspxRob Rice has been appointed to the position of Chief of the Abandoned Mine Lands & Reclamation Program with the West Virginia Department of Environmental ProtectionTue, 14 May 2013 15:29:08 GMTGovernor Tomblin Orders U.S. and State Flags Lowered for Peace Officers Memorial Dayhttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/GovernorTomblinOrdersUSandStateFlagsLoweredforPeaceOfficersMemorialDay.aspxTo honor all fallen and disabled law enforcement officersTue, 14 May 2013 16:59:59 GMTGovernor Tomblin Creates the W.Va. Early Childhood Planning Task Forcehttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/GovernorTomblinCreatestheWVaEarlyChildhoodPlanningTaskForce.aspxExecutive Order 5-13 calls for study of early childhood educationMon, 13 May 2013 16:30:10 GMTJune Wonderful WV celebrates sesquicentennial with all-photo “A Day in the Life” issue and release of new iPad versionhttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/JuneWonderfulWV.aspxThe June 2013 issue of Wonderful West Virginia magazine, now on sale, celebrates its namesake’s 150th anniversary of statehood with a special “Day in the Life” issue featuring nearly 100 photos provided by readersMon, 13 May 2013 16:39:39 GMTCatchable Channel Catfish to be Stocked by WVDNR in Mayhttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/CatchableChannelCatfishtobeStockedbyWVDNRinMay.aspxThe West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will be stocking more than 10,000 catchable-size channel catfish during the week of May 13Fri, 10 May 2013 14:24:35 GMTAnglers and Boaters Asked to Help Protect West Virginia Watershttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/AnglersandBoatersAskedtoHelpProtectWestVirginiaWaters.aspxThe West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is asking anglers and boaters to help prevent the movement of Asian carp and other invasive species into West Virginia watersFri, 10 May 2013 14:29:22 GMTSiege of Fort Randolph set for weekend of May 17thhttp://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/SiegeofFortRandolphsetforweekendofMay17th.aspxThe weekend of May 17th, the 11th annual Siege of Fort Randolph encampment and re-enactment will take place at Krodel Park in Point Pleasant, W.Va.Fri, 10 May 2013 15:14:01 GMTWVDA Gypsy Moth Treatments to Begin Mid-May 2013http://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/WVDAGypsyMothTreatmentstoBeginMid-May2013.aspxThe West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) will treat approximately 3,777 acres in Grant and Preston Counties starting in mid-May for the control of gypsy moth through the Cooperative State-County-Landowner (CSCL) Suppression ProgramFri, 10 May 2013 15:16:12 GMTRemote Control Aircraft Event at Hawks Nest State Park May 18, 2013http://www.wv.gov/news/Pages/RemoteControlAircraftEventatHawksNestStateParkMay18,2013.aspxAirplanes and helicopters will be flying at Hawks Nest State Park, Saturday May 18, but they will be the remote controlled kindFri, 10 May 2013 15:18:52 GMT