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Breast cancer is a dangerous disease, with more than 1,300 women expected to be diagnosed in West Virginia in 2014. As the fight against breast cancer continues, West Virginia communities are coming together to spread the word about prevention and early detection. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and West Virginia is recognizing this…
Jim Justice, a Marshall University alumnus and owner of the famed Greenbrier Resort, along with wife, Cathy, daughter, Jill, and son, Jay, will serve as grand marshals for Marshall’s 2014 homecoming parade, set for Saturday, Oct. 11. Participants in the parade will line up at 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of 8th Street and 4th…
The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board recently announced 16 additional municipalities have been selected for West Virginia’s Home Rule Pilot Program. After reviewing applications and hearing presentations from 22 applicants, the Home Rule Board added the following entities to the pilot program: Bluefield, Buckhannon, Charles Town, Clarksburg, Dunbar, Fairmont, Martinsburg, Milton, Morgantown, Nitro, Parkersburg,…
A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Oct. 30, in Kanawha County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The…
Practice makes perfect and senior graphic design majors at West Liberty University are ready to practice their skills and offer their talents to non-profit groups and startup companies in the Ohio Valley. “This as an outreach to the community that we’ve offered in the past, helping organizations with limited budgets receive the services of our…
Area residents who are 50 or older are invited to attenda FINANCES 50+ program to be hosted by BridgeValley Community and Technical College on Fridays, October 17, 24, and 31, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., at the South Charleston campus, Union Carbide Drive, South Charleston, Room 004, and Thursdays, October 23, 30 and November 6, 2:00…