
Jillian Risberg
Reporter at WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV)
Freelance Reporter at East Hanover Florham Park Life
Reporter @WOAYNewsWatch 🎥🎤 Oak Hill, WV Storyteller | Advocate | Changemaker| Adventurer
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4 days ago |
woay.com | Jillian Risberg
Beckley, WV (WOAY) – COVID was all we could think about in the height of the pandemic. Nowadays, we would rather forget about lockdowns, social distancing, and testing protocols. While it may not be on people’s minds much anymore, people are still getting COVID.
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1 week ago |
woay.com | Jillian Risberg
Raleigh County, WV (WOAY) – West Virginia School of Nursing, Beckley campus, and WVU Tech are hosting the West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy. Rising eighth, ninth, and tenth-graders get to visit Raleigh General Hospital and ARH to learn about the profession.
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1 week ago |
woay.com | Jillian Risberg
Raleigh County, WV (WOAY) – The Mountaineer Mascot visited Ridgeview Elementary School today to talk to the kids and introduce them to new things. Energy Express hosts the six-week literacy and nutrition program for K through 5th-grade children. Our 71st WVU Mountaineer Mascot says it means so much for him to come home and give back to the Mountain State.
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2 weeks ago |
woay.com | Jillian Risberg
Fayette County, WV (WOAY) – A group of concerned citizens gathered locally on No Kings Day in Fayetteville to voice their concerns about what they call dangerous agendas. The movement pushes back against authoritarianism and abuse of power,“It has taken a lot of courage to kind of step out and be our own people,” said Saoirse Ivy Patrick. “And speak up and say, ‘we don’t believe that way.’ We think everyone has the right to be themselves.
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2 weeks ago |
woay.com | Jillian Risberg
Beckley, WV (WOAY) – Raleigh County United for Prevention partnered with American Eagle Outfitters to paint a mural in Sophia to honor area first responders. This mural is to show appreciation for those who are always on the front lines, and it means so much to the community. Sophia is special to mural artist Hannah Hughes-Moore. “I grew up right down the road. I drive by here all the time. I got my first library card like one block that way,” said Hughes-Moore.
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