CHARLESTON — West Virginia will lift its mask mandate on June 20, the state’s birthday, as the target levels for vaccinations are reached, the governor said on Friday. Sixty-five percent of ...

Summer Solstice on West Virginia Day. Posted: June 20, ... June 20, 2025. The beginning of astronomical summer is marked by the summer solstice which will occur at 10:42 p.m. EDT on June 20, 2025.

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and first lady Cathy Justice will celebrate West Virginia’s 161st birthday with festivities with a free event Thursday, June 20, at the State Capitol and ...

PARKERSBURG — A local expert on the Civil War will be the featured speaker at Blennerhassett Island Historic State Park on Tuesday, West Virginia Day, June 20. Brian Stuart Kesterson’s ...

Blenko Glass Company is preparing to roll out the 160th West Virginia Day Piece. West Virginia Day is Tuesday, June 20, but the big sale of this year’s piece kicks off at 12 p.m. June 17.

June 20 is known as West Virginia Day, marking the state's admission to the Union in 1863. The occasion was casually celebrated for years until 1927 when lawmakers made it an official holiday.

West Virginia state workers will get a four-day weekend, beginning July 3, 2025, as Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced on July 2, 2025 they "will be excused from work" on Thursday ahead of the July ...

Rebel-supporting Hampshire County became part of pro-union West Virginia 162 years ago this week only because of a pair of votes that were mysterious at best or downright fraudulent at worst. Please ...

The West Virginia Culture Center, located at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, will also host a West Virginia Day celebration for the Mountain State’s 162nd birthday on Friday, June 20 ...

Jun. 20—Today is West Virginia Day, ... President Abraham Lincoln signed the document granting West Virginia statehood on June 20, 1863. The Civil War had been going on since 1861.

Several hundred people turned out, on June 20, 2025, for a Juneteenth parade and festival in downtown Charleston, West ...