West Virginia Week In Review - November 5, 2022

West Virginia Week In Review

​ Share Tweet Forward Gov. Justice, WVDOT hold groundbreaking ceremony for Culloden Interchange Roads to Prosperity project Gov. Justice joined West Virginia Department of Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston, P.E., Wednesday to officially break ground on a project to build a new exit on Interstate 64 at Culloden. The interchange will connect US 60 in Culloden with I-64 between Hurricane and Milton. Construction is expected to begin within 30 days.  Read More Photo Album YouTube Gov. Justice: West Virginia really cooking after another month of huge surplus Gov. Justice announced Wednesday that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for October 2022 of nearly $492.6 million were $147.8 million above estimates and 29% ahead of prior year receipts. Year-to-date record collections of $2.019 billion were $574.8 million above estimate. Read More Gov. Justice makes several stops for Community Conversations This week, Gov. Justice made several stops around West Virginia to hold Community Conversations to discuss his proposal to reduce West Virginia's Personal Income Tax, and his opposition to Amendment 2. The Governor stopped in Wheeling, Parkersburg, Beckley, Bluefield, and Union. YouTube Website Flickr Twitter Facebook Flickr Students invited to participate in annual Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition Gov. Justice, the West Virginia Department of Tourism, and the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History invite all all West Virginia students in grades K-12 to participate in the 2023 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Only one entry may be submitted per student. Read More Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Flickr The Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission announces annual creative contests for students to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy The Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission, in partnership with the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs invites West Virginia students to create original poster, art, music, film, or essay submissions to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. For guidelines and entry forms for all the contests, visit the MLK Commission tab on HHOMA's website at minorityaffairs.wv.gov. Read More Twitter Facebook Wheeling’s singing principal makes Madison Elementary “Stronger Together” through music When Madison Elementary’s principal, Andrea Trio, walks through the halls singing with her students, it’s more than a performance – it’s a way to use music and other social-emotional behavioral tools to calm her young Cougars. And today, Principal Trio’s creative efforts as a leader in her school and community earned her the Award of a lifetime – an unrestricted, individual $25,000 cash prize and the Milken Educator Award, one of the nation’s highest achievements in education, presented by the Milken Family Foundation. Read More Facebook Twitter Facebook Facebook Flickr Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Also this week: Division of Motor Vehicles hiring for new Morgan County office NOW! Work begins to shift eastbound traffic onto new Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge WVDOH’s Jake Bumgarner named as finalist in AASHTO Vanguard Award for young engineers WV WIC Celebrates National Family Literacy Month in November DHHR Reminds Residents How to Connect with Mobile Crisis Response Teams West Virginia DMV Online Knowledge Tests Surpass 50,000 ### ​