If you own a small business and haven’t applied for the Paycheck Protection Program, there still money left over, but the deadline to apply is this Saturday. The U.S. Small Business Administration is trying to get out word that sole proprietors, independent contractors and entrepreneurs are eligible for the program, and there is more than … Read more
Walmart will host a free, nationwide, drive-in movie series that will include four stops in the Mountain State. The tour includes stops in Beckley, Hurricane, Huntington, and Morgantown, and will feature movies like, “The Wizard of Oz,” “Space Jam,” “Black Panther” and more. The movies are free, but you’ll have to request a ticket online.
Governor Justice is concerned about President Trump’s decision to reduce the federal government’s support of the National Guard across the country. Trump signed an extension allowing states to use the National Guard for COVID-19 response, but reduced funding to 75-percent for coronavirus-related expenditures. Justice disagrees with the president’s decision, and says the country needs to … Read more
There are over one-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, but the number of active cases dropped by almost fifty. There are over 18-hundred active cases and the positive test rate is over two-and-a-half percent. One-hundred-fifteen people are hospitalized with the virus, and just under half of those are in ICU.
Health officials want to clear up some misconceptions about kids and COVID-19. A couple of misconceptions are that kids can’t get sick from coronavirus or that kids can’t transmit the virus. Doctors at WVU say based on a recent study done in South Korea, children under ten seem to be spreading the virus less than … Read more
A keystone to the governor’s virtual learning plan is the “Kids Connect Initiative” which will create one-thousand wireless access points across the state for students from kindergarten to college. The six-million-dollar project will create a broadband network in all K-12 schools, over thirty higher-ed schools, 255 libraries, and more than thirty state parks.
Governor Justice is rolling out a color coded plan for returning to school this fall. The red, yellow, and green guidelines will dictate if school districts can reopen, or if kids need to stay home based on COVID-19 numbers in each county. The governor’s guidelines put counties in control of their own fate. Coaches will … Read more
President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act. The bill, championed by Senator Joe Manchin, will guarantee funding for the Land-Water conservation Fund. The bill will also fund improvements and repairs for the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service recreation areas.
The West Virginia Complete Count Commission is moving up the 2020 U.S. Census self-response deadline by a month. The new date is September 30th. The response rate is still below 50-percent in around half of West Virginia counties.
Scott Cochran will not become the new superintendent for the West Virginia Schools of the Deaf and the Blind. He accepted the position last week, but has reconsidered and backed out of the position. Cochran has been the superintendent in Webster County for six years, and will remain in that position.