Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday his guidance on the COVID-19 pandemic recommends that high school sports be delayed until Jan. 1 because of the virus. Wolf made the statement as he ended a briefing on the disease while answering a reporter's question about allowing parents to attend high ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday that West Virginia has all the tools needed to safely reopen schools by the Sept. 8 start date. “There’s no chance in all the world, to the best of my abilities, will I absolutely put a kid, a teacher, a service personnel person, or anyone ...
WHEELING — When teachers call off in Ohio County Schools this school year, it might not be easy for administrators to replace them in the classroom. Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones said a lack of available substitute teachers might be the school district’s biggest concern as it looks to begin a school year amid the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve polled our substitutes, and less than half said they would work — and that was three weeks ago,” he said. “As we get closer, I don’t know if that number will go up on down.” The school district has a list of 185 substitute ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia could be one of 48 states and territories that will have to shell out money for the deployment of its National Guard, even as the state relies heavily on guard members for pandemic response. Gov. Jim Justice said he was participating in a phone call Wednesday afternoon with Mark Esper, secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, where he would advocate for full federal funding for the National Guard during the state of emergency in place for the pandemic. “When I get on the call with him I promise you I will emphatically express my opinion…that these ...
Gov. Jim Justice Wednesday reaffirmed that schools will open on Sept. 8, and that the state will institute a color coding system that will take into account COVID-19 cases, transmission rates and other factors on a county-by-county basis to determine if schools can remain open. The governor ...
CHARLESTON — State highways officials have announced the roads expected to be repaired as part of the $1.25 billion in federal funding for coronavirus expenses, though concerns remain about whether the repairs are allowed. The West Virginia Division of Highways unveiled Monday afternoon its Medical Access Roads program. The project is being funded with $50 million of the $1.25 billion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act distributed to West Virginia for state, county, and municipal coronavirus-related expenses. The Medical Access Roads program will fund highway projects ...
