West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Judy Moore, Deputy Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and Executive Director of the WV Hive, was named a 2024 “Sharp Shooter” in the annual recognition by the West Virginia Executive (WVE) magazine. Moore and other members of the[Read More…]
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Grant County Bank raises funds during 22nd annual Relay for Life Golf Tournament
West Virginia Press Association MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — Grant County Bank is continuing to support the Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society with donations from its most recent event—the 22nd Annual Relay for Life Golf Tournament. A record number of 22 teams participated during the Friday, May 3rd event.[Read More…]
Community engagement and partnerships the focus of June 6 WVSOM presentation
NIH to present national engagement ‘toolkit’ based on WVSOM’s CRCH model LEWISBURG W.Va. — Anyone interested in increasing community engagement and building community partnerships will want to mark Thursday, June 6, on their calendar. The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) is hosting a free[Read More…]
WV Bioscience Summit highlights growing life sciences industry
By FRED PACE [email protected] HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Officials from Marshall University, West Virginia University and several businesses related to the bioscience industry gathered Wednesday at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus for the 12th annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit. “There is a great deal of medical[Read More…]
Manchin addresses rumors about run for WV governor
By Ty McClung, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., confirmed Wednesday that he will not enter the upcoming gubernatorial election, and that he fully supports of Steve Williams as the Democratic nominee. “He’s been a friend of mine for 40 years and we’ve worked together,” Manchin said[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVSOM/National Institutes of Health hosting community engagement presentation on June 6
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) has issued the following media advisory: On June 6, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) is hosting a presentation in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Community Engagement Alliance, “Sustaining Community Partnerships: Fostering Relationships Between Communities[Read More…]
2024 West Virginia Physical Activity Symposium: Officials share ideas to improve health
By Daisy Gibbons, The Exponent Telegram STONEWALL, W.Va. — Federal, state and local officials gathered Wednesday at Stonewall Resort for the 2024 West Virginia Physical Activity Symposium to develop strategies to promote better health throughout the state. Leaders discussed how to disseminate and implement ActiveWV 2030: The West Virginia Physical[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: A super-sized, complicated life gone
Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia native and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock died last week at the age of 53 after a bout with cancer, and it almost seems like no one noticed. Perhaps it’s because Spurlock, despite his successes, leaves a complicated legacy behind. Spurlock’s breakthrough moment was the 2004[Read More…]
City of Fairmont half way there in assessing vulnerability to cyberattacks
By Madelyn Moore, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission is overseeing an initiative to conduct cybersecurity assessments of water and sewer facilities statewide. The assessments follow an increase in threats to vital U.S. infrastructure, such as water facilities, in the last couple of years.[Read More…]
WLU, Marshall to Host “Aviation Day” Open House Saturday
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – An aviation program is about to take flight at West Liberty University, and the public is invited to the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport Saturday to learn more. WLU and Marshall University are jointly hosting an “Aviation Day” event set from 11 a.m. to[Read More…]
