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Airbnb announced today that the Morgantown Airbnb host community welcomed 1,000 guest arrivals and earned $100,000 in supplemental income during University of West Virginia home football weekends, helping the city significantly expand lodging capacity and welcome the surge in visitors as hotels reached peak capacity. This includes a projected 200 guest arrivals and $22,000 in…
The Appalachian Children’s Chorus (ACC) will perform the Ione Guthrie Christmas event, A Patriotic Christmas, Saturday, December 1st, at 7:00 pm at the Charleston Baptist Temple. The concert is sponsored by Children’s Dentistry and Huntington Bank and will include a special guest performance by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Male Chorus. All military patrons will…
Today, on National Rural Health Day, Boone Memorial Hospital announced it has been recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Patient Perspectives, reflecting top quartile performance among all rural hospitals in the nation. Boone Memorial Hospital is among only…
I am very pleased to report that West Virginia hosted a very successful November General Election. Here are a few of the highlights from my perspective as the state’s chief elections officer. Approximately 593,900 ballots were cast statewide resulting in 48 percent voter turnout. A total of 183,205 West Virginians voted early or turned in…
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital medical and dental staff welcome three new specialists in the areas of pulmonology, critical care medicine, sleep medicine and endocrinology. Mohammed AlJasmi, M.D., a board-certified, fellowship-trained pulmonologist, has been named an assistant professor in the department of internal medicine. He specializes…
West Liberty University Foundation received a gift of $25,000 from American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation today that will strengthen STEM education for its students. “We are extremely grateful for this generous gift and know it will allow our students to experience even more research opportunities that will translate into brighter futures and better jobs,” said…