Gov. Tomblin Announces Colonel Gilliam as Newest Member of Veterans Council
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and the West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance (WVDVA) today announced Col. Harrison Gilliam as the newest member of the West Virginia Veterans Council. “I’m pleased Colonel Gilliam accepted this opportunity to serve on the West Virginia Veterans Council,” Gov. Tomblin said. “His extensive knowledge and experience will be an added […]
Call out the Guard: WVU Executive MBA Program Recruits Students from WV National Guard
Nobody will ever accuse Mike Cochran of being resistant to change. The 51-year-old native of Webster Springs is in his second stint in the military, this time serving in the West Virginia Army National Guard out of Camp Dawson in Kingwood. Also, he and his wife have owned and operated Kinder Haus, a child care […]
B&E Distinguished Speaker Series Welcomes President of Regional Drug Store Chain Jan. 31
The president of a regional drug store chain with 26 outlets in West Virginia and Ohio will be the first speaker of 2013 in the College of Business and Economics Distinguished Speaker Series at West Virginia University. Lynne Fruth, president of Fruth Pharmacy and a 1980 WVU graduate, will kick off the speaker series at […]
Heart and Sole: A Runner’s Story
By Claire McCutcheon I always considered myself to be unlucky. Unlucky that I couldn’t eat whatever I wanted and not gain a pound like all of my friends. Unlucky that I couldn’t run an eight-minute mile without even putting forth effort. Unlucky that I couldn’t share clothing with my friends because we weren’t the same […]
Gov. Tomblin Takes Oath of Office
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin was sworn in today as the 35th Governor of West Virginia in front of several hundred friends, family members, supporters and fellow West Virginians who gathered at the State Capitol. “I’m honored and humbled to once again serve the wonderful people of West Virginia,” Gov. Tomblin said. “In the past two […]
AmeriCorps Seeks 500 Individuals to Help Children through Summer Reading and Nutrition Program Energy Express
Applications are now being accepted for summer positions in a unique statewide program administered by the West Virginia University Extension Service and AmeriCorps that helps 3,000 West Virginia children maintain and improve their reading skills. AmeriCorps is recruiting mentors and community coordinators for Energy Express, an award-winning, eight-week program offered in rural and low-income West […]