West Virginia
Morgantown symposium offers development tools, opportunities for the future
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia training leaders talked about what the longer term holds on the fourth Focus Ahead symposium held in Morgantown Wednesday afternoon.
The discussion board, sponsored by West Virginia Public Schooling Collaborative and Claude Worthington Benedum Basis, included feedback about how the state ought to use federal reduction {dollars}.
West Virginia obtained $4 billion from the American Rescue Plan- half of the cash was paid to municipalities this yr and the stability will likely be paid subsequent yr. The bipartisan infrastructure invoice ship about one other $7 billion to the state over the following ten years.
Focus Ahead is a chance for enterprise, training, political and trade leaders to clarify methods to leverage these {dollars} and develop plans to maximise this one-time funding.
Marshal College President Brad Smith stated filling the pipeline with educated accessible expertise will put the state in place to profit from this chance.
“The strategic intersection faces us proper now, and that’s all these secular alternatives that we’ve a chance to capitalize on are enjoying in our favor and what we have to do is embrace them,” Smith stated.
Fewer highschool graduates are getting into school, extra are taking the vocational path and even an apprenticeship. Coupled with a labor scarcity companies are going through, extra faculties provide alternatives to earn school credit lowering the time it takes to be workforce certified. State superintendent of Faculties Clayton Burch stated many of those partnerships are in place throughout the state.
“I encourage any group school or any highschool or technical highschool to foster and construct these relationships,” Burch stated. “We wish to make theses pathways as seamless as potential for our college students.”
On the group school stage the relationships with enterprise are extra detailed.
An instance of that in West Virginia could be NewForce, in response to Chancellor of the West Virginia Increased Schooling Coverage Fee Sarah Armstrong Tucker. This system is a tuition-free program with curriculum created by the employer that creates certified graduates in about six months.
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“We go to firms and say, “inform us what you want and we’ll construct it,” Armstrong-Tucker stated. “So, we’ve been actually profitable in constructing our applications that method and ensuring we’ve a relentless suggestions loop from trade concerning the high quality of our graduates and getting them into our applications.”
Nationwide co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Fee (ARC)and former president of the West Virginia Board of Schooling, Gayle Manchin stated training just isn’t solely a prime precedence for the fee, nevertheless it empowers communities.
“Financial growth and workforce- that’s training,” Manchin stated. “A group that’s educated and educated is a vibrant community- you’ve constructed your financial vitality there.”
The ARC encourages municipalities to develop downside fixing and growth concepts with state leaders to current to the ARC for potential grant funding.
“ARC is that third leg on the stool,” Manchin stated,” When it has state and native buy-in, then we undoubtedly buy-in.”
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West Virginia
Progress continues on West Virginia’s first stargazing cabins
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BRUCETON MILLS, WV (WVNS) — Progress continues to be made on the first stargazing cabins in the Mountain State.
The stargazing cabins will be located at Coopers Rock State Forest and are estimated to open in fall 2024. Reservations for the cabins will begin to be accepted on August 1, 2024. Governor Justice visited Coopers Rock State Forest on Monday, June 24, 2024 to check on the progress on the cabins.
This is another exciting day for West Virginia with the addition of these incredible cabins. Coopers Rock State Forest is a gem within our state park system, and as we continue to draw visitors from around the world, it’s important that we maintain and enhance its amazing condition and reputation. This stunning park is among our most frequently visited, and the projects we’re working on here will further put this forest on the map.
Governor Jim Justice
The stargazing cabins are part of more than $200 million in improvements made to the West Virginia parks system under the leadership of Governor Justice.
There will be five A-frame stargazing cabins that will be found by the main ridge between Raven Rock and the main overlook, and there are plans to add seven more cabins in spring 2025.
The cabins will be set up to give guests a chance for unique stargazing opportunities using the telescopes in the cabins to look at some of the darkest skies on the East Coast.
It’s amazing to see these improvements coming to fruition at Coopers Rock State Forest. Gov. Justice has brought the West Virginia State Parks system to much higher levels with his vision and guidance. I’m looking forward to all of the new and returning visitors who will come to stay in the newly constructed cabins and at the campground once they’re ready.
Brett McMillion | Division of Natural Resources Director
Investments were made at 36 parks, nine forests and three rail trails throughout the Mountain State. Cacapon Resort State Park’s new lodge, creating two new state parks, new recreational facilities, hundreds of new campsites built or upgraded, systemwide infrastructure upgrades, and renovations at every lodge and cabin in the system will be included in the projects.
Since the investments were made, revenue grew significantly and visitation increased, which will allow for reinvestment in public lands in West Virginia.
We continue to see folks interested in unique lodging, and I’m thrilled to see our state’s first stargazing cabins nearing completion. The more than $200 million in improvements at our state parks system are paying dividends. A visit to any of our parks will show the incredible quality of our facilities and the popularity of our public lands. Our state parks system is a true gem, and we are forever grateful to the Governor for his continued commitment to ensuring our facilities the very best.
Chelsea Ruby | West Virginia Tourism Secretary of Tourism
More than $15 million in investments were made at Coopers Rock State Forest. Some of the improvements include the stargazing cabins, major water and wastewater treatment improvements, a new laundry and firewood facility, and a modern 25-site RV campground.
The contracts in the investments were awarded to companies and firms in West Virginia. The first five stargazing cabins and new campground to Wolfes Excavating in Clarksburg, the next seven cabins will be built by Zetti Contracting LLC in Morgantown, ZMM did the architectural work, and CEC completed the engineering.
West Virginia
WVSP release tattoo images in death investigation
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LINCOLN COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia State Police have released images of tattoos on a woman’s body found earlier this week in Lincoln County — all in hope of someone being able to identify her.
On Monday, troopers found the woman’s body in a wooded area off of Taunton Drive in the Harts community of Lincoln County.
WVSP say the woman died from a single gunshot wound.
The tattoos were on the woman’s left and right calves. If you recognize the tattoos and might know who they belong to, you’re asked to contact state police or your local 911 agency.
Death investigation underway after body found in wooded area
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Pair of Texas men charged in shooting death of West Virginia woman – WV MetroNews
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Photo from Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Polk County, TX – Two men have been charged in connection to the shooting death of a West Virginia woman.
46-year-old Christopher Crum and 65-year-old Robin Crum of Livingston, Texas, were both charged with murder on Friday for the June 15th murder of 38-year-old Jillian Rasnick.
Rasnick was found dead of a gunshot wound in Polk County, Texas, according to a Polk County Sheriff’s office release.
Officers believe there was a verbal altercation between the Crums and Rasnick which led to the shooting.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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