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As a child, Krista Price couldn’t even say her own name. When she came to the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Center, she was diagnosed with severe apraxia of speech, which denied her the ability to be understood by her family. Now at five years old, Krista has made incredible progress working with the speech…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today recognized state employees from the Consolidated Public Retirement Board, the Board of Risk and Insurance Management (BRIM), the Finance Division of the Department of Administration, the Lottery Commission and the State Budget Office of the Department 0f Revenue for being awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial by…
The 2014 West Virginia Geographic Bee will be held on the Athens campus of Concord University Friday, April 4. Approximately 55 students from cities and towns across The Mountain State will compete for the opportunity to represent West Virginia at the 26th annual National Geographic Bee being held in Washington, D.C. May 19-21. After the…
Tygart Lake State Park’s beach area is scheduled to open May 24, 2014, after being closed for six years for renovation and to meet safety codes. “It all depends upon our ability to find lifeguards and for the lake water to pass quality testing for swimming purposes,” said Paul Redford, district administrator for the West…
“Who Gives a Hoot? Finding Owls” is the title for April 2014 Bird of the Month program at Kanawha State Forest near Charleston. This program begins Saturday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the swimming pool building and includes a dusk-into-dark hike for an “owl experience.” “Owls are very vocal in spring months,” says Barbara…
This March, members of the WVU Tech women’s soccer team participated in the Tap Project, a digital campaign designed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to raise funds and provide clean water access to children around the world. The viral campaign worked by tracking the minutes a user would intentionally leave their phone untouched.…