Concord University has earned Gold status in the 2023-2024 Military Friendly ® School designation.

ATHENS, W.Va. – Institutions earning the Military Friendly ® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. The Military Friendly ® Awards provide a more competitive view of how an […]
Educators: ‘We Weren’t Heard’ on WV Campus-Carry Bill

Nadia Ramlagan West Virginia educators say they are dismayed at Gov. Jim Justice’s signing of legislation allowing concealed guns on college campuses. The Campus Self-Defense Act allows people 21 and older to carry guns in study halls and lounges, and other public spaces on campus beginning July 2024. Under the law, guns must be securely stored when […]
Gov. Justice signs bill to strengthen 2nd Amendment protections in West Virginia

West Virginia joins 11 other states in allowing law-abiding permit holders to carry on the campus of a state institution of higher education WATCH FULL EVENT | VIEW PHOTO ALBUM CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony today for Senate Bill 10, the Campus Self-Defense Act. This bill allows law-abiding West Virginians, who already have a concealed […]
WV Attorney General warns of Pet Scams
Many people think the ideal present at Christmas is a new pet, and pets can be a wonderful addition to your family. But how do you avoid getting something other than what you think you’re buying? Here with a few tips is Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
Gov. Justice awards $1 million to West Virginia food banks for third year in a row
WATCH FULL EVENT CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Justice presented ceremonial checks for $500,000 each during Tuesday’s COVID-19 briefing to two West Virginia food banks: the Mountaineer Food Bank and the Facing Hunger Foodbank for the third year in a row. “I promised this money in my State of the State address two years ago and included […]