Myers-Smith Appointed by Gov. Tomblin to WV Tourism Commission

WV Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed Peggy Myers-Smith to the West Virginia Tourism Commission. Myers-Smith, President/CEO of the Greater Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), will represent all West Virginia CVBs on the Commission. The private-public board serves as a board of directors for the WV Division of Tourism. Myers-Smith, a certified Tourism Marketing […]

West Virginia Health Right: Leading the Way through the Affordable Care Act

By Ann Hyre On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare. This law is intended to expand health insurance coverage, control health care costs and improve health care delivery systems. Why, then, is there such unrelenting opposition to this initiative? Although […]

Generation West Virginia Hosts a Day at the West Virginia Legislature

Members of Generation West Virginia will convene at the State Capitol on Thursday, January 30, 2014. In its FIFTH year, Generation West Virginia Day at the Legislature is designed to showcase West Virginia’s young talent and engage Generation West Virginia members in policymaking. This event aims to bring together young talent, those 21 to 45 […]

Governor Holds Conference to Answer Questions about Water Safety

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently hosted a community conference call in which Dr. Letitia Tierney, commissioner for the Bureau of Public Health and the state’s health officer, and Adjutant General James A. Hoyer provided an overview of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines and testing protocol. The following questions were submitted by […]

School of Medicine Students Successful in Specialized Match Process

Two fourth-year medical students at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine have matched into ophthalmology residency positions through a specialized national matching process called the San Francisco Match. “We are very pleased with our students’ performance in the San Francisco Match,” said Dr. Marie Veitia, associate dean for student affairs. “Both students […]