U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) urged parents, students, and communities across southern West Virginia to honor and recognize the contributions of American teachers Tuesday in celebration of National Teacher Day.

U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV) announced today that the Presetera Center for Mental Health Services in Huntington has been awarded $434,200 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for mental health and substance abuse services to help reduce chronic homelessness in southern West Virginia through their SHAPE Program.

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that Logan County Airport will receive $1,900,000 in federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These grants will enable the airport to rehabilitate existing runways while improving airport safety.

Senators Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall announced today that Greenbrier Valley Airport in Lewisburg will receive $5,040,000 in federal funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). These grants will enable the airport to make essential runway improvements and conduct an aeronautical survey to upgrade existing radar systems to a GPS based Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS).

            The U.S. House of Representatives celebrated Earth Day with the passage of two conservation measures – Rep. Nick J. Rahall’s (D-WV) Wild Monongahela: A National Legacy for West Virginia’s Special Places (H.R. 5151) and Rep. Peter DeFazio’s (D-OR) Copper Salmon Wilderness Act (H.R. 3513) – that will designate wilderness on federal lands on opposite ends of the country.