Release from The Education Alliance: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The panel for the 7th annual Excellence in Education: It’s Everyone’s Business Summit is set and ready for Wednesday’s event. There is still time to register for the Education Summit, starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Embassy Suites in Charleston. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-west-virginia-education-summit-registration-64679025707[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: WVU Extension Service Conference to provide education, affirmation to state’s female farmers
Event set for Nov. 15-16 at Stonewall Resort MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Extension Service has issued the following media alert: WHO: — 150+ female farmers and agribusiness owners from around the state — West Virginia UniversityExtension Service faculty and staff; — Mary Elizabeth “M.E.” Yancosek Gamble, chair of the communications and media[Read More…]
Media Alert: Local students, businesses teaming up today to learn about manufacturing in W.Va.
Release from the West Virginia Manufacturers Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund (WVMAEF) will be teaching local students about manufacturing on Friday, Oct. 25, at BridgeValley Advanced Technology Center in South Charleston. WVMAEF Director Monica Cross, who is presenting the Fund’s Explore the New Manufacturing[Read More…]
Opinion: WV Ready Graduate will ‘Be Prepared’ for success
By Chris Beam President and chief operating officer of Appalachian Power “Be Prepared” is a motto that we often talk about in my service with the Boy Scouts’ Buckskin Council, and it’s certainly one we live by at Appalachian Power. That’s why, when Appalachian Power was approached by The Education[Read More…]
WVU expert: Cautious optimism on local economy in Beckley, W.Va., region
J. Damon Cain, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Economic charts and statistics for a four-county region in southern West Virginia, presented at a forum in Beckley on Wednesday, show modest improvements over the past two years for jobs and personal income. But the plotted lines and numbers also diverge, pointing to[Read More…]
Saturday’s Alzheimer’s Association Walk in Charleston, W.Va., features Blenko Glass Water Bottle
Release from the Alzheimer’s Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This year’s Alzheimer’s Association Walk is set for Saturday at Appalachian Power Park in Charleston. Residents from around the state will join advocates across the world as they participate in a Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Donors at this year’s West Virginia Chapter[Read More…]
President Trump addresses Shale Insight Conference
By Connor Griffith, The Exponent Telegram PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A visit from President Donald Trump was the highlight of the day for oil and gas industry representatives from West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania attending the 2019 Shale Insight Conference Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh. Trump last attended the Shale Insight Conference[Read More…]
Media Alert: Gov. Justice to attend groundbreaking at I-79 Technology Park in Fairmont at 3 p.m. today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following media advisory has been issued by the Office of the Governor: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, Marion County Commissioners, representatives with the High Technology Foundation. WHAT: Gov. Justice will be on hand for a ceremony to celebrate the groundbreaking of a major expansion to the High Technology Foundation’s[Read More…]
Rides to Recovery’ program receives vehicle donation from The Thrasher Group
Release from The Thrasher Group: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – A new program aimed at providing transportation to recovering addicts has received two vehicle donations from The Thrasher Group. The program, Rides to Recovery, will act as a free car service to help those in recovery get back on their feet. The[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Oct. 24
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. REPUBLICANS DISRUPT IMPEACHMENT DEPOSITION Democrats say the move compromised national security as[Read More…]