Greenbrier County CVB Recognized as Top Tourism Office for Southeast

Kara D. Dense, executive director of the Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced the CVB received three of 14 total Shining Example Awards selected annually by the 12-state Southeast Tourism Society (STS) at the association’s inaugural Connections conference in April at Myrtle Beach. The Shining Example Awards highlight the best work in the…

Stars, Stripes and Kites Celebration at Canaan Valley Resort

The July 4 holiday is falling on a Wednesday this year, making it difficult for families to etch out a three- or four-day weekend.  Canaan Valley Resort in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands is starting the celebration early so guests won’t have to take that extra vacation day or miss out on the holiday festivities. The…

Five to be inducted into the Marshall University School of Journalism and Mass Communications Hall of Fame

Five graduates of Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications (SOJMC) are being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. Betsy Alderman, Andrea Billups, Frank Giardina, Todd Marcum and Jerry Tipton officially will be inducted during a ceremony this fall. “The five alumni being inducted into our Hall of Fame have had distinguished and…