Bungee Jumping Coming To Harpers Ferry This Spring
A Canadian company plans to open a bungee jumping site at an abandoned quarry in Harpers Ferry this May.
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Jeffrey Pack
First Commissioner For Social Services Transitioning Out Of Role
Jeffrey Pack, the state's first commissioner for social services, is slated to assume a new role with the West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services once his successor is in place.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTroubled Teens Sent Out-Of-State, CPS Shortages Falling But Still Present
Legislators learned Monday there are more than 300 teens in out-of-state facilities because there’s no place to house them in West Virginia and there are approximately 83 vacancies in the state’s Child and Adult Protective Services
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCPS System Severely Understaffed In West Virginia
The Child Protective Services (CPS) system in West Virginia is struggling with a severe lack of staff, Commissioner Jeff Pack told the Joint Committee on Children and Families of the West Virginia Legislature earlier this week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPack Appointed To Lead W.Va. Bureau For Social Services
West Virginia Del. Jeffrey Pack, who has been chair of the Health and Human Resources Committee, has been appointed to be commissioner of the new Bureau for Social Services, officials said.
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Jeffrey Pack Appointed to Fill House of Delegates Vacancy
Gov. Jim Justice has filled a vacancy in West Virginia's House of Delegates.Justice announced Thursday that he has appointed Jeffrey M. Pack to fill a…
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