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West Virginia’s 2014 archery seasons for white-tailed deer, black bear and wild boar opened Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. The bear archery season is a split season (Sept. 27-Nov. 22 and Dec. 8-Dec. 31). In addition to a base license, bear hunters must purchase a Bear Damage Stamp (Class DS) to hunt bear in West Virginia.…
West Virginia University at Parkersburg has been awarded an $8,870 “Diversity for Equity” grant to fund programs that increase cultural diversity on campus and promote equal access to higher education opportunities. WVU Parkersburg’s grant funds will be used to fund three distinct initiatives: a guest speaker in observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month in…
Run for Heroes combines the challenges of a 5K race with the opportunity to help student veterans at Concord University. The run will be held Saturday, Oct. 4 at Callaghan Stadium on the Athens campus. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the race begins at 10 a.m. The event will benefit the Veteran’s Support Fund…
David Preston Miller, a Marshall University Forensic Science graduate student from Dallas, Texas, is the first student from Marshall to receive a prestigious, nationally recognized scientific scholarship award from the J. Edgar Hoover Foundation. Miller was presented with a check for the $25,000 scientific scholarship Friday, Sept. 26, at the Forensic Science Center by William…
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced that a team of attorneys recently assisted Fairmont General Hospital in its sale to Alecto Healthcare Services LLC. The sale is expected to be one of many in West Virginia given the current regulatory environment for the health care industry. “In today’s uncertain health care…
The final Walk Between the Parks event of 2014 is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4. The walk between Canaan Valley Resort State Park and Blackwater Falls State Park is an 8-mile / 4-hour scenic hike and is considered moderately strenuous. “In the fall, the Walk Between the Parks allows hikers to enjoy exceptional fall foliage…