Marshall University president honored with 2019 Living the Dream Award

Dr. Jerome A. Gilbert, president of Marshall University, has been named a 2019 recipient of the “Living the Dream Award” in the area of scholarship from the West Virginia Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission. Gilbert and other winners will be honored Monday during a ceremony at Asbury United Methodist Church in Charleston.  The…

Both Senate and House Committees Applaud Broadband Expansion Efforts

This week, both the State Senate and the House of Delegates took action on two bills which would further broadband expansions across the state. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Government Organization reviewed Senate Bill 3 which would establish the West Virginia Small Wireless Facilities Act. Similarly, on Wednesday, the House Committee on Technology and…

Leadership West Virginia Announces the Class Of 2019

Fifty-seven leaders from across the state have accepted invitations to participate in the 2019 Class of Leadership West Virginia. Candidates were selected from a list of applicants submitted in late 2018. Stephanie Abraham, Abraham Law, PLLC (Logan) James Adkins, Steptoe & Johnson (Charleston) Kevin Brackens, Brackens Painting LLC (Charles Town) Tiffany Buffington, Dominion Energy (Bridgeport)…

Hwy 55 Opens Newest Restaurant in Barboursville, WV

Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, a national retro-themed diner chain, will open its newest location in Barboursville, WV on Monday, January 21.  The new restaurant is located at 21 Tanyard Station Drive in the new Tanyard Station retail development complex. Hwy 55 is a diner with a full menu of American classics served in…