First United Bank & Trust Announces Varner as Community Relationship Manager
Robin E. Murray, Senior Vice President and Director of Retail Banking and Kimberly R. Moyers, Market President for the North Central West Virginia area, announce the promotion of Chele K. Varner to Community Relationship Manager at the Star City office. Chele has 34 years of financial services experience and joined First United in 2007. She […]
Hit the Books: Read Aloud West Virginia Works Toward A Better Economy
By Mary Kay Bond, Lynn Kessler and Bethany Kinder West Virginia workers are the least educated in the nation, according to a July 2017 article published by CNBC. When state leaders wrestle with the need to diversify and grow the state’s economy, this statistic must be considered and addressed. Improving the West Virginia economy involves […]
WVU Cancer Institute, Regional Cancer Center Offer Discount Mammograms
One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, and is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. The best method currently to reduce deaths due to breast cancer is through early detection. Clinical breast […]
Lakeview Resort to Host Philanthropy West Virginia Annual Conference
Over 100 participants are presently registered for West Virginia’s largest gathering of leaders from grantmaking foundations, corporate giving programs, and individual philanthropists at the 2017 Philanthropy West Virginia Annual Conference & Members Meeting. The conference will be hosted at Morgantown’s Lakeview Resort on September 26-28, 2017. “We are excited to bring philanthropy leaders from the […]
West Virginia State University ROTC Hall of Fame to Induct New Member
The West Virginia State University ROTC Hall of Fame will add a new member during an induction ceremony Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the Fannin S. Belcher Theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building. Joining the ranks of those enshrined in the ROTC Hall of Fame will be Maj. Duncan S. Robinson. […]
Inspiring the Next Generation: Trinity Christian School Kicks Off Year-Long STEM Curriculum
By Jeannine Kelley The solar eclipse didn’t disappoint if the Trinity Christian School students’ reactions were any indication. Fourth grader Anna Lohmann, her face raised to the sky and half-covered by solar glasses fastened to a paper plate, expressed unmistakable wonder. “That is so cool,” she said repeatedly. Her reaction wasn’t unique. The awe and […]