Tamarack to Host Jazz Feast
Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia will host Jazz Feast on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. The event will feature a low country boil and other flavors of the South with live music by The Chris Oxley Quartet. Entrée options include Oysters on the Half Shell, Fried Alligator Tail, Slow Cooked Pork Po’ Boys, Red Beans […]
Marshall University School of Medicine Hosts Prenatal Substance Abuse and Exposure Roundtable
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine welcomed West Virginians for Affordable Health Care and the West Virginia Perinatal Partnership to its medical campus Friday, Sept. 15, for a roundtable discussion about prenatal substance abuse and exposure, particularly neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS. West Virginia leads the nation in NAS—a group of health […]
Travelers Walk Through History as the New River Gorge Bridge Turns 40
When guests of Adventures on the Gorge (AOTG) take their first few nervous steps along the mile-long, 24-inch-wide catwalk beneath the New River Gorge Bridge, they are probably thinking more about the harnesses connecting them to the bridge than enjoying the bird’s-eye views of the New River Gorge and rushing rapids below. By the […]
Canaan Valley Fall Colors Exploding Just in Time for Leaf Peepers Festival
Don’t peek now, but fall is looking pretty spectacular in Canaan Valley in West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains. “Perfect timing for our Leaf Peepers Festival this weekend,” said Steve Drumheller, general manager of Canaan Valley Resort. “The weather has been great, and people up and down the valley are energized by the whole atmosphere.” […]
Grant to Boost Number of Behavioral Health Experts in the Region
Marshall University has been awarded $854,272 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET). The university will receive $213,568 each year for the next four years with the aim of increasing the number of behavioral health providers serving underserved populations and people in rural areas. […]
Fall in Love with Fall in #AlmostHeaven West Virginia
In #AlmostHeaven West Virginia, choosing a favorite season can be next to impossible. Each one seems wilder and more wonderful than the last. Snow-capped winter mountains give way to springtime blooms which transform into the deep and rolling green hills of summertime. But for many of our state’s most devoted fans, one season stands out […]
