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The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern West Virginia is once again partnering with iFiTT24 to “Raise the Bar.” This year’s event will take place on Friday, September 28, 7–10 p.m. “We were so pleased with the outcome from last year’s Raise the Bar that there was no question as to whether we should do…
I know we are all sad that summer is coming to an end, but that means we are just one month closer to Main Street Fairmont’s 2018 NightGLOW 5k! This year’s NightGLOW 5k will take place on October 27th, 2018. The race will begin at 7:30pm. NightGLOW started as part of the unveiling celebration for…
Addressing the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while also encouraging women to excel in these fields is the driving pursuit of the 2018 Women & Technology Conference, to be held on Monday, Sept. 10th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, event organizers announced. “This year’s Women…
Gov. Jim Justice today has appointed Evan Jenkins of Huntington, WV and Tim Armstead of Elkview, WV to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Armstead will fill the Division 1 seat, and Jenkins will fill the Division 2 seat. Both appointees have also filed as candidates for their respective seats. Jenkins and Armstead will…
West Virginia State University dedicated a scholarship and unveiled a statue today, Saturday, Aug. 25, honoring NASA mathematician and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Katherine Johnson. An estimated crowd of more than 600 attended the ceremony, which featured remarks from NASA astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle as well as Johnson’s daughters, Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore,…
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded West Virginia State University (WVSU) a five-year $2.5 million federal grant to resume Upward Bound services on campus. The announcement of the approval of federal funding came from West Virginia’s two U.S. Senators, Joe Manchin, and Shelley Moore Capito, who had worked to restore the program’s funding after…