Shepherd launches agriculture program, plans November 10 open house at Tabler Farm
Throughout the 1950s, Shepherd University offered various agricultural classes such as horticulture, agronomy, agricultural economics, poultry production, and dairy husbandry. Starting this semester, agriculture is back in Shepherd’s curriculum with degrees offered in a sustainable agriculture program developed around the renovation and use of Shepherd’s Tabler Farm, which is hosting an open house on Saturday, […]
Concord University Marking Veterans Day With Weeklong Observance
The Concord University Veterans Committee is planning a weeklong observance in honor of Veterans Day. A variety of events and activities are scheduled during Nov. 5-9, 2018. Beginning on Monday, Nov. 5 and continuing throughout the week, a Missing Man Table will be set up in the Libby Alvis Dining Hall. Flags representing the five […]
Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC fund full-time fellow for Veteran’s Advocacy Law Clinic
Law firm Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC, with offices in Beckley, Charleston and Lewisburg, WV, recently made headlines when West Virginia University’s College of Law approached them for help with a veteran’s initiative. The college sought donations to help fund a full-time Fellow who would provide free legal assistance to veterans out of the […]
Not Your Mother’s Thanksgiving: Foodie Feast Returns to Raise Funds for the Homeless
In 2016, YWCA Charleston revamped its annual Thanksgiving benefit dinner, which is now called Foodie Feast. After 30 years of hosting this event, which raises funds for the Sojourner’s Shelter for Homeless Women & Families, the YWCA and its marketing partner, Asher Agency, and event chair, Kirsten Mork, thought it was time for a change.
