Kickoff Set For Apprenticeship Works Program

The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing, the U.S. Department of Labor and their partners will celebrate the kickoff of Apprenticeship Works, the National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship Program at RCBI, on Tuesday, Jan. 12, in downtown Huntington. Manufacturers, community members and others are invited to the event, which begins at 1:30 p.m. at…

Renowned New York Eye Surgeon Welcomed to Cabell Huntington Hospital

Rene S. Rodriguez-Sains, MD, FACS, an ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeon, ophthalmologist and ophthalmic oncologist, has joins the Medical and Dental Staff at Cabell Huntington Hospital. He specializes in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery involving the eye and surrounding tissue. While in private practice for more than 30 years in New York City, he has authored…

Mountain Stage’s Larry Groce to Kick Off WVSU Creators Program Spring Line-up

West Virginia State University (WVSU) will kick-off the spring session of its Creators Program workshop series with a free Creators Talk by Larry Groce, host of National Public Radio’s (NPR) “Mountain Stage,” Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 7:15 p.m. at the WVSU Economic Development Center (EDC) in Charleston. In a talk entitled “The Making of Mountain…

Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission to Host Annual Commemorative Celebration

Dr. Carolyn Stuart, executive director of the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs and chair of the Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday Commission, today announced plans for the annual commemoration and celebration of the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  This year’s theme is: “There’s Still Work To Be Done; If…