DHG Search Advisors Come to West Virginia

DHG Search Advisors has announced their expansion to West Virginia with a new office in Charleston. DHG Search Advisors is an affiliate of Dixon Hughes Goodman, a top 15 CPA firm with 30 offices across the country, and specializes in executive placement for accounting, finance and information technology professionals. With more than 75 years of […]

Honors College Student Receives Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention

Marshall University Honors College student Tuesday B. Moats has received an honorable mention in the 2014 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship competition. The Goldwater Scholarship is the nation’s premier undergraduate award designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. A native of Sugar Grove, […]

Diversity Symposium to Feature Children’s and Young Adult Literature

This year’s Diversity Symposium at Marshall University, which will focus on children’s and young adult literature, will feature a keynote presentation by illustrator and author Chris Soentpiet. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, on both the Huntington and South Charleston campuses of the university. Dr. Isaac Willis […]

Concord University Participating in Carry On Collection Drive

On April 1, 2014, a month long drive for the collection of items for youth in foster care kicked off in tribute of April’s Child Abuse Prevention month. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin, along with representatives from Mission West Virginia, Inc., and Concord University students and faculty gathered on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 11 a.m. […]

SBA and AARP Host Second Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month in April

The U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP are again teaming up for National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month.  Building on the success of 2013’s Mentor Month, the two organizations will match “encore entrepreneurs” (over the age of 50) with successful business owners and community leaders for advice and assistance. Find local events at www.sba.gov/mentormonth. SBA district […]

What’s the word? Birding in West Virginia

With the advance of springtime and summer, birds are either migrating from West Virginia to summer breeding areas, or returning to West Virginia from winter havens. Many West Virginia birds migrate south to take advantage of warmer temperatures and habitats with more insects and seeds. Spring migration is an invitation to get outside and observe […]