FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Saturday, October 29, 2022
CONTACT: Jordan Damron, [email protected]
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West Virginia Week In Review
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On Friday, Gov. Jim Justice announced the opening of the new Nitro WWI Memorial Bridge on Interstate 64. The bridge, being built alongside the Donald M. Legg Memorial Bridge, carries I-64 over the Kanawha River between the Nitro and St. Albans exits.
The new bridge, 1,425 feet in length, was built to alleviate a bad bottleneck on one of the busiest sections of I-64. The heavily traveled Donald M. Legg Memorial Bridge carries approximately 60,000 vehicles a day.
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This week, Gov. Justice made several stops across West Virginia to host Community Conversations where he greet constituents with Babydog and discussed his proposal to reduce West Virginia's Personal Income Tax. During his visits in Huntington, Moundsville, Weirton, Morgantown, and Clarksburg, the Governor also talked about his opposition to Amendment 2.
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As a show of appreciation to veterans and active duty military personnel, Gov. Justice announced Wednesday that several discounts for all United States veterans are available. Veterans who stay at a West Virginia state park lodge throughout the month of November are eligible for a 50% discount on lodge room stays.
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Gov. Justice on Tuesday announced that Cpl. Brian Nuzum has been named the 2022 West Virginia Natural Resources Police officer of the year. Nuzum, who has 27 years of service with the agency, is currently assigned to Mineral County where he is an active outdoorsman and engaged in his community, taking students to state, national and world archery tournaments and serving as a volunteer coach at Petersburg High School. Nuzum also is a veteran and served 22 years with the U.S. Army Reserves as a staff sergeant.
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In October 2017, Gov. Justice and the West Virginia Department of Transportation rolled out the $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity highway and bridge construction and maintenance program. It would prove to be the largest infrastructure investment in the history of the Mountain State. The year 2022 marks the fifth anniversary of the Roads to Prosperity Program. The WVDOT and Department of Arts, Culture and History are marking the event with an exhibit and video at the State Culture Center in Charleston celebrating the 1,263 projects made possible by the Governor's program.
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Gov. Justice announced Monday that he has awarded $1,204,534.00 in Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program funds to thirty-nine projects statewide. These funds will be used to assist state agencies, local units of government, and private non-profit agencies in carrying out specific programs that offer a high probability of improving the functioning of the criminal justice system.
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The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs is excited to bring innovation and enterprising professionals together at the 8th Annual Minority Business Expo at the Charleston Civic Center Thursday, Nov. 10. This annual event brings together minorities, women business owners and veterans to promote growth and innovation in the Mountain State.
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Fall color can now be found in many of the travel regions across the state. The foliage in both the Northern and Eastern Panhandles of West Virginia are nearing peak color. Stellar color also shines from the capital city of Charleston where the warm hues are estimated to now be at 80% peak.
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The West Virginia Division of Highways participated in Monongalia County Head Start's "Safety Palooza" on Saturday, October 22.
"It's obvious the kids really enjoyed this," said Secretary of Transportation, Jimmy Wriston, P.E. "I think it's just so important for our agency to be connected to the local levels, and as you can see we've already begun recruitment early."
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The American Governors' Border Strike Force, signed by Gov. Justice and 25 other states on April 19th, 2022, successfully seized 6 pounds of methamphetamine, 1.06 ounces of heroin, 23.99 pounds of marijuana, 3.52 ounces of cocaine, and 6.4 ounces of fentanyl traveling on West Virginia highways in the span of one week. The amount of fentanyl seized nationwide as a result of this operation would be enough to provide a lethal dose to 15,799,075 individuals.
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After seeing some paint samples, Victoria Yeager decided she really liked the blue and gold paint scheme proposed for the Charles Chuck Yeager Bridge. The bridge, on the West Virginia Turnpike in Charleston, is named for Victoria’s late husband, Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, a Hamlin native and the first man to officially break the sound barrier in a specially built rocket plane. Yeager got a look firsthand at the paint job on a recent visit to Charleston.
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