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By CHARLES BOOTHE | Bluefield Daily Telegraph Jul 2, 2021 10 hrs ago CHARLESTON — Although only 12 cases of the COVID Delta (India) variant have been reported in the state as of Thursday, that can change quickly, state health officials say. Dr. Ayne Amjad, state Health Officer, said during Gov. Jim Justice’s pandemic briefing Thursday most of those 12 cases were in family units and have been isolated. “But this is a very transmissible variant,” she said. “This number can spike up rather quickly.” The UK variant rose from 200 to 2,000 in the state, she...

Close Gov. Jim Justice speaks at the annual West Virginia Day Celebration on June 20 at the state capitol building in Charleston. PHOTO BY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE COVID-19 By Charles Boothe | Bluefield Daily Telegraph Jun 30, 2021 18 hrs ago Gov. Jim Justice speaks at the annual West Virginia Day Celebration on June 20 at the state capitol building in Charleston. PHOTO BY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE CHARLESTON — The number of the COVID Delta variant cases in the state jumped from five to 12 in one day and Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday the v...

This summer, though the pandemic continues, a statewide summer feeding plan and reduced COVID-19 restrictions could help close student feeding gaps in West Virginia.

Gayle Manchin is the first West Virginian to serve as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission in its 56-year history. Her husband, Sen. Joe Manchin, is a key vote for President Joe Biden in an evenly divided Senate. Biden can’t advance his priorities without the centrist Democrat’s support.

USA TODAY ," published with permission from Polity. They’re hillbillies.  They’re religious wackos. They’re conservative wingnuts. The harsh stereotypes of the people of Appalachia are deeply entrenched in the American consciousness. During the 2016 presidential campaign, those ugly caricatures flooded the airwaves, newspapers, websites, and social media accounts of powerful news outlets responsible for accurately depicting the people of a sprawling region that ranges from portions of southwest New York state southward through Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and int...