Seminar at West Virginia State University Explores Roles of County Officials
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host an educational seminar Thursday, March 10, at 5 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center on the topic of “County Government Made Easy.” The seminar is designed for Kanawha County teachers, student-teachers and WVSU students, but is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about the topic. […]
Register Now for the Beckley Property Rescue Initiative Workshop
Abandoned buildings reduce property values; increase crime, drug activity, costs for police and fire departments and infrastructure repair costs; hobble economic development and provide significant environmental and health hazards. They are a major problem for our state, which is why the Property Rescue Initiative (PRI) was launched in 2015, to create a revolving loan fund of $1 million […]
Governor Tomblin Presents 13 Communities with Small Cities Block Grants
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented more than $12 million in Small Cities Block Grant funds for 13 critical infrastructure projects to support communities across West Virginia on Tuesday, March 8. In total, more than $44 million in other federal, state and local funding will support these projects for more than 17,000 West Virginia households, improving […]
Berkeley Medical Center Named Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia recently announced that WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center has been designated as one of the first hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction® Center for Maternity Care designation. Nearly four million babies are born in the U.S. annually, making childbirth the most common cause of hospitalization. According to Highmark […]
Woodlands Retirement Community Announces New Marketing and Sales Director
Woodlands Retirement Community is pleased to announce Juliette Buffington Tomlin as its new Marketing and Sales Director. In the position, she will be responsible for planning, developing, directing and coordinating all aspects of marketing for Woodlands independent living and healthcare units. After living most of her adult life in Memphis, TN, and north Mississippi, Juliette, […]
Art Professor Robert Villamagna Named WV Artist of the Year
West Liberty University Assistant Professor of Art Robert Villamagna was selected as 2016 Artist of the Year by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin. The official awards ceremony will be held at 6 p.m., March 10, 2016 in Charleston, WV, as part of the Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and first lady Joanne […]
