Annual Human Rights Conference set for April 11-12 at West Virginia State University
The fifth annual Human Rights/Human Relations Conference will be held April 11-12 at West Virginia State University (WVSU) and explore the theme of increasing human understanding. This year’s conference includes a University-wide cross-section of faculty and students as participants and presenters and will feature a variety of state, local and national experts in the fields […]
Attorney General Morrisey, Secretary of State Warner Announce Enhanced Business Search Tool for Consumers
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined with Secretary of State Mac Warner on Thursday to inform consumers that they have a new weapon to combat fraud. The West Virginia Tax Department recently shared 77,000 sole proprietor business names with the Secretary of State’s Office for use in a searchable database. The business names were not publicly […]
Boone Memorial Hospital Celebrates National Donate Life Month
Nationally, 115,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant, including 2,500 in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. At least 20 will die each day without receiving the transplant they so desperately need. Someone is added to the transplant waiting list every 10 minutes. Boone Memorial Hospital in Madison, WV is pleased to join the Center […]
Niger’s ambassador to the U.S. to speak at Shepherd April 12
Shepherd University will host the ambassador to the United States from Niger, Hassana Alidou, on Thursday, April 12, at 4.30 p.m. in the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education auditorium. The event, which is sponsored by the Department of Political Science and Global Studies, Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society, […]
West Virginia Announces New Program to Expand Registered Apprenticeships in the Mountain State
Employers in need of qualified workers and job seekers wanting to learn marketable skills may both discover what they need through a new program called Apprenticeship In Motion (AIM). The West Virginia Development Office has teamed up with its partners at the West Virginia Department of Education, WorkForce West Virginia, the Robert C. Byrd Institute […]
Highmark West Virginia and West Virginia Power team up for Ks for Kids program to benefit Elk River Backpack Blessings
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia announced today that as part of its 5th annual Ks for Kids program, the company will donate $5 to Elk River Backpack Blessings for every strikeout thrown by a West Virginia Power pitcher at Appalachian Power Park this season. “Through our annual Ks for Kids program, Highmark West […]
