WV Press Release Sharing CHICAGO, Ill. – The National Headache Foundation (NHF) Board of Directors announced that Interim Executive Director Susan Lane Stone, MBA has been appointed as permanent CEO and executive director and added Hope O’Brien, MD, MBA, FAHS, FAAN, to its board. “Over the past several months, Stone[Read More…]
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WV First Foundation holds inaugural meeting
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The board created to oversee the distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars in settlement money from opioid litigation in West Virginia held its inaugural meeting Monday. The West Virginia First Foundation is a nonprofit entity approved earlier this year by the[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates: Jeffrey Stephens takes Oath of Office
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Marshall County teacher Jeff Stephens took the oath of office Nov. 6 to become a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates as his sister, also a teacher, held her phone steady so the students at Sherrard Middle School could watch remotely from[Read More…]
Attorney General Morrisey, W.Va. First Foundation Board Members meet with media
Livestream playback available WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and members of the West Virginia First Foundation spoke with the media following the board’s first meeting on Monday. Attorney General Morrisey was joined at the briefing by West Virginia First Foundation Chairman Matthew Harvey[Read More…]
Vandalia Health recognized by Newsweek’s America’s Best-In-State Hospitals
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vandalia Health received recognition in Newsweek’s America’s Best-in-State Hospitals, with CAMC Plateau Medical Center (PMC) and Mon Health Medical Center ranking among the best in West Virginia. Along with the recognition, CAMC PMC also received the Patient Satisfaction Award. This award highlights hospitals[Read More…]
Boone Co. woman named ‘volunteer of the year’ by DEP
By Matthew Britton, Coal Valley News WHEELING, W.Va. — The Little Coal River Celebration co-founder Lilly Bias was recognized as “volunteer of the year” by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection during the 2023 West Virginia Educational Conference on Litter Control & Solid Waste Management at Oglebay Resort in[Read More…]
WVU Foundation honors dedicated University supporters
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Foundation is honoring dedicated WVU supporters with 2023 Outstanding Philanthropy Awards in recognition of their exceptional generosity, leadership and commitment to the University and its land-grant mission. This year’s honorees include the Hayhurst family for Milan Puskar Outstanding Philanthropists, W. Marston “Marty”[Read More…]
WVU Tech begins academic review process; cuts not first priority
By Josephine E. Moore, The Register~Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia University Institute of Technology officials have begun eliciting feedback for its program review process, which has some students and faculty fearing it will lead to a repeat of cuts experienced at WVU. Although it was a similar academic review[Read More…]
SEE Appalachia LLC Seeking to Bring affordable housing model to McDowell County
WV Press Sharing KIMBALL, W.Va. – Peter S. Corum, owner of SEE Appalachia, LLC, earned second place in the recent Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition with his multi-faceted concept of developing much-needed affordable housing in Kimball. His business plan resonated with the judges and live audience and yielded[Read More…]
W.Va. House Of Delegates: Hollis Lewis Takes Oath of Office
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hollis Lewis of Charleston became the newest member of the House of Delegates Nov. 3, reciting the oath of office in a stark House Chamber with an echo that bounced across its bare cement floor, marble walls and clear plastic wraps. Lewis was[Read More…]
