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May 24, 2024 · CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) today announced that President Joe Biden has approved a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of West Virginia.
Jan 19, 2024 · A State of Emergency is a temporary period during which the governor has additional power to help protect West Virginians’ health, safety and welfare without having to get things approved by the state legislature, according to the West Virginia Code.
- Sam Kirk
West Virginia was officially admitted as a U.S. state on June 20, 1863. The area that comprises West Virginia was originally part of the British Virginia Colony (1607–1776) and the western part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia (1776–1788), and state of Virginia (1788–1863).
Dec 22, 2022 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties due to the winter storm event forecast to hit the state in the coming days.
Jan 18, 2024 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties, allowing state agencies to coordinate preparations ahead of a winter storm event forecast to hit the state in the coming days.
When West Virginia became a state, the Civil War had already been raging within its borders for two years and had deepened the divisions among the state’s people. Historians do not agree on exactly how many West Virginians served in Union and Confederate armies.
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