Butch Antolini
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting
WVPB Executive Producer Suzanne Higgins spoke with Dolly Parton about her global reading program and its expansion in West Virginia, before a private celebration event at the Clay Center.
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Randy Yohe
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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Gov. Jim Justice has declared a State of Emergency in the state’s jails to address a staffing shortage. -
At the end of July, swine influenza was detected at the Jackson County Junior Fair. With the West Virginia State Fair starting Aug. 11, state officials are taking all precautions to stop the spread of the virus.
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Sightings of spotted lanternflies have been reported in the Eastern Panhandle as the invasive species begin to mature this season. The Department of Agriculture reports sightings in four counties: Berkeley, Jefferson, Hampshire and Mineral.
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On this West Virginia Morning, swine flu was recently detected at the Jackson County Junior Fair. The good news is, it's not considered much of a problem. But as Chris Schulz reports, with the West Virginia State Fair this week, state officials are taking all precautions to stop the spread of the virus.
Mountain Stage
Amos Perrine
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Mountain Stage
This week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage with host Kathy Mattea features bluegrass favorites The SteelDrivers, Pokey Lafarge, alt-pop songwriter Seth Glier, country-tinged songwriter Stephanie Lambring and modern finger-style guitarist Yasmin Williams. Listen starting this Friday, August 12 on these NPR stations to hear the entire show.
- LISTEN: Tim O’Brien Has Our Song Of The Week, Recorded At The Kennedy Center
- LISTEN: Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week Is An Incredible Guitar Duet
- LIVE EVENT NEWS: Mountain Stage Announces 1,000th Episode And 39th Anniversary Show Details
- Listen: Bahamas 'Trick To Happy' Is Our Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Inside Appalachia
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
On this week’s episode, we begin our journey through Appalachia in the meadows and woods of West Virginia to catch the buzz on beekeeping.
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West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch is now the new superintendent of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, after stepping aside as the chief of the state's school system.
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West Virginia’s State Treasurer's office launched a scholarship sweepstakes Wednesday for children 14 and younger in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the state’s SMART529 savings plan.
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Children in Nicholas County can take part in the annual Save the Children Reading Campaign this Saturday. The program supports children in rural areas with summer learning activities.
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The 97th Annual State Fair of West Virginia opens Thursday in Greenbrier County. There are some changes this year, but still plenty of fun, food, music and interests for all ages.
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Debut novelist William Brewer teaches creative writing at Stanford University, but his Morgantown roots have deeply influenced his writing, and even the main character of his new book — "The Red Arrow" — is also a West Virginia native.
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COVID-19 cases in the state have remained around 3,000 active cases for weeks, but hospitalizations continue to climb.
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