Unplug and Get Away: Exploring the Southern Monongahela’s Birthplace of Rivers
In Pocahontas, WV, discover the Birthplace of Rivers and all that it has to offer for getting away from a busy business lifestyle.
Governor Tomblin Attends Luncheon with Dr. Shoichiro Toyoda
Governor Tomblin today attended a private luncheon with Toyota Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda and Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia President Millie Marshall at Toyota’s headquarters. Toyoda praised the Toyota’s West Virginia plant, located in Buffalo, calling the facility’s high level of quality a significant factor in Toyota’s U.S. success. Toyoda, who developed Toyota’s widely hailed…
Adventure Advisory: Outdoor Fun
June 4-7: An Avian Celebration, Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Davis 304-866-4121; www.canaanresort.com Canaan Valley Birding Festival welcomes all levels of birders and nature lovers. Canaan Valley, because of its diverse high elevation boreal habitat, serves as the breeding ground for many neotropical birds. June 5: Free Friday Night Outdoor Concert: Simple Gifts, Prickett’s Fort…
Dollar General Literacy Foundation Awards Grant to Local Organization to Further Literacy and Education
Today, May 15, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Young Women’s Christian Association of Charleston West Virginia in Charleston a literacy grant in the amount of $15000 to support local literacy programs. This local grant award is part of over $5.8 million in grants awarded today to approximately 720 schools, nonprofits and organizations across the…
West Virginia’s First Work Force Summit: A Column by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin
Just last week, I was proud to welcome West Virginians from across the state to the state’s first Work Force Summit – a comprehensive review of West Virginia’s past, present and future work force development efforts. During my time as Senate President and now, as your Governor, I have made it a priority to not…
Higher Education Chancellor to Honor High School Students at American Chemistry Society Ceremony
Thursday, May 14 at 7:15 p.m., the Kanawha Valley Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is hosting an annual event honoring the top-performing West Virginia students and schools that participate in the Chemistry Olympiad, a comprehensive competition for high school students designed to encourage their interest and performance in chemistry. This year, 518 students…