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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…
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…
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 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…
Concord University’s Master of Education (M.Ed.) program has been named in the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. Of the 299 programs ranked in the report, Concord is tied for a ranking of 137. One of only four West Virginia institutions in the rankings, Concord is ranked…
As federal employees across West Virginia begin to go without their paycheck during the ongoing shutdown, Airbnb is today announcing A Night On Us, a new program to support federal executive branch employees in West Virginia as well as nationwide who share their home or an experience on Airbnb during the ongoing federal government shutdown.…