Boys & Girls Club 2014 Champion for Youth Dinner
Everyday in the Eastern Panhandle there are individuals making a difference in the life of a child. On Thursday, May 1, the Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Panhandle will honor three individuals who have positively impacted the lives of many local children. Dr. Lisa Poland, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, and Tom Seely have been […]
How Sweet it Is! The Lewisburg Chocolate Festival
By Sarah Elkins Is it still a secret that Lewisburg is West Virginia’s festival mecca? If it is, it’s a terribly kept secret. No town throws a party quite like Lewisburg, and this year’s 8th annual Chocolate Festival was no exception. On Saturday, April 12, the streets were blocked, the merchants were up at dawn […]
New Book: Keep on, Keepin’ on: A Breast Cancer Survivor Story
Charleston natives Jean Hanna Davis and Eric Douglas have released a new book that takes a look inside breast cancer. In the spring of 2013, Davis was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in 10 years. The first time, she was pregnant with her second child. This time, her daughter helped her through […]
End of April 2014 Events at West Virginia’s State Parks
Spring wildflower walks and volunteer days at many of West Virginia’s state parks are planned as April’s quirky weather yields to the merry month of May. Campgrounds are open and events and activities are increasing as summer approaches. Wildflower Walks April 26 The 31st annual Sue Browning Wildflower Hike will begin April 26 at […]
WVSU Lecture to Honor Nobel Prize-winning Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will pay tribute to Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “Love in the Time of Cholera,” in a free lecture by Dr. Miguel Zapata Thursday, April 24, at 12:30 p.m. on campus. Marquez died Thursday in Mexico. “Marquez was an iconic figure […]
Green-White Game, Fountain Ceremony, Banquet Highlight Alumni Weekend
Marshall University alumni, current students, and friends of the university will be welcomed to the Huntington campus for a weekend of activities Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2014. Among the events planned during the two days are the annual Green and White football game, the annual fountain ceremony and the 77th annual […]
