West Virginia’s Music Festivals West Virginia has a rich musical heritage, and never is it more apparent than at a Mountain State music festival. These events celebrate all kinds of music from both across the region and around the world. In May-October, music fans make their way to these outdoor festivals that bring West Virginia’s…
Farm-to-Table Dining Destinations Long before it was trendy, the people of the Mountain State were bringing food from the ground straight to their plates out of necessity. Today, this growing movement is called farm-to-table, and it embraces the West Virginia heritage of locally sourcing fresh dishes that are rich in flavor. Since West Virginians are…
Continuing the state’s effort to enhance an entrepreneur’s ability to open a new business in West Virginia, Secretary of State Mac Warner is announcing the availability of an additional online service to assist them. The new online “Business Startup Wizard” is a tool to assist those wanting to open a new business on selecting the…
Fourteen physicians from the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health have been recognized by their peers as among the best in their specialties. Doctors included in Castle Connolly’s annual Top Doctor® listings were selected after peer nomination, extensive research and careful review and screening by the organization’s doctor-directed research team.…
A recent report released at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) national conference in Washington, D.C., highlighted West Virginia’s success in launching the nation’s first mobile voting pilot for military and overseas voters. In last November’s General Election, 144 registered West Virginia voters from 21 counties cast a ballot from 31 different countries.…
By Dr. Ed Koza Think back to less than 15 years ago when it was common to walk out of a store or restaurant and be met with the unmistakable smell of cigarette smoke. It was a time when nearly 21 out of every 100 adults participated in this daily habit. Today the number of…