West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. The federal holiday was created to commemorate the emancipation of ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced he will not recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday, causing some confusion ...

A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said ...

Top corporations rushed to observe Juneteenth in 2020. Today they are still commemorating the federal holiday but not with ...

Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Juneteenth would not be considered a state paid holiday for public workers. In an ...

Juneteenth is federal holiday, but West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said the state would not recognize it this year. So what’s really going to be closed?

State offices in West Virginia will be open on Thursday, but county and city offices in the region will be closed for ...

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the official and final end to slavery in America, falls on Thursday, June 19th this year.

Governor Patrick Morrisey’s office says the governor will not be giving state employees the day off for Juneteenth.

As for state and local governments, Juneteenth is an occasion, like other holidays, to bring constituents together to acknowledge and celebrate, in this case, a common history. The holiday ...