Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC fund full-time fellow for Veteran’s Advocacy Law Clinic

Law firm Wooton, Davis, Hussell & Ellis, PLLC, with offices in Beckley, Charleston and Lewisburg, WV, recently made headlines when West Virginia University’s College of Law approached them for help with a veteran’s initiative. The college sought donations to help fund a full-time Fellow who would provide free legal assistance to veterans out of the…

Shepherd’s Dinner With Strangers brings financial planning students and local business leaders together

Four Shepherd University students took part in the first Dinner With Strangers for the academic year, attending a dinner hosted by Rob and Mary Logan Hoxton of Shepherdstown. Dinner With Strangers gives students the opportunity to get to know community members willing to host a meal in their homes and who work in a profession…

Career Army officer appointed as director of WVU Office Veterans Affairs

Parkersburg native Jerry Wood has been tapped to lead the West Virginia University Office of Veterans Affairs, effective this month. As part of a recently announced reorganization, the this office now reports to the Office of the Provost, which conducted a national search for Wood’s position. A 1993 graduate of the WVU Army ROTC Battalion,…

Carrie White to lead WVU Idea Hub as assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation

West Virginia University Provost Joyce McConnell announced today that the former director of the WVU LaunchLab, Carrie White, has been named assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation at the University. White was selected to fill this open position following a national search. “This is a crucial time for fostering an entrepreneurial spirit at WVU…

Lincoln County Leads in New Business Growth for September 2018

Lincoln County led in new business growth for September 2018 with a total of five new businesses, according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. That equates to a 1.36 percent growth. The Secretary of State’s Business & Licensing Division reported Summers, Boone, Roane and Jackson counties also had notable growth in September. The…

Shepherd to host regional literature fair October 27

Shepherd University’s Department of Education, Division of Graduate Studies, and the West Virginia Reading Association are sponsoring a regional literature fair for elementary and middle school students on Saturday, October 27, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Student Center Storer Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public. The literature fair gives students the…