Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:59:52 GMT
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
CHARLESTON -
The official turnout for the 2012 General Election in West
Virginia was 55 percent, according to numbers released
Jan. 9 by Secretary of State Natalie Tennant.
There were 685,099 total votes cast, which includes the
150,666 ballots cast during the early voting period. There were 1,246,559 West
Virginians registered to vote in the election.
Tennant said Pocahontas
County had the highest turnout in
the state, at nearly 72 percent. Barbour, Harrison, Jefferson,
Lewis, Marshall, Mineral, Morgan,
Putnam, Tucker and Wood counties all had voter turnout over 60 percent. The lowest
turnouts were Lincoln County
was 38 percent, and McDowell County
had 39 percent turnout.
In the race for Governor, 664,347 ballots were cast; 643,582
ballots were cast in the race for Attorney General; 638,440 voters were cast in
the race for Secretary of State; 628,483 votes were cast in the race for
Treasurer; 619,468 voters were cast in the race for Auditor; and 613,583 votes
were cast in the race for Commissioner of Agriculture.