For The Inter-Mountain
Photo by Steven Allen Adams
Chief Justice Evan Jenkins administers the oath of office to Gov. Jim Justice as First Lady Cathy Justice holds the Bible.
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice laid out an optimistic future for West Virginia on Friday in an all-but-traditional Inaugural Day address as he was sworn in as the first elected Republican governor since 1997.
“Over and over and over, we are showing the world just how great we really truly are,” Justice said. “West Virginia is really on the move. Absolutely in this situation we’re in right now, with the House and the Senate and absolutely all the people behind me, we can really do phenomenal work.”