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Vowing to make community banking great again, Sam Vallandingham, president of The First State Bank, joined more than 100 community bankers and staff from the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) at the White House on May 1, 2017, in a meeting with President Donald Trump and other top administration officials that included Vice President…
Secretary Warner will begin a statewide tour to recognize high schools who have achieved the Jennings Randolph School designation starting Thursday, May 4, 2017. His first stop will be at Man High School in Logan County at 8:30 a.m. He will then travel to St. Joseph Central Catholic High School in Cabell County for a…
Farmers Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Farmers Bank and Savings Company, headquartered in Pomeroy, Ohio, announced plans to expand operations into Teays Valley, WV with the construction of close to a $4 million financial center. Farmers Bank also announced it tapped veteran Putnam County banker Roy Hamilton to lead the branch, which will employ…
In the past five years, American Medical Facilities Management (AMFM) centers have won national awards for providing quality health care in their communities; now AMFM is bringing this commitment to quality care to Greenbrier County. Greenbrier Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center will now be known as Greenbrier Health Care Center (GHCC), and will be part…
Bloomery Plantation Distillery, known for SweetShine®, its line of moonshine-based cocktail liqueurs, released the first boldly inventive flavor in its new line of premium liqueurs that are designed specifically for mixologists who are looking for the ultimate enhancer for their drinks. This new, herbaceous flavor, different in proof and profile from the Distillery’s SweetShines® yet identical…
More West Virginia high school graduates went on to pursue higher education last year, according to a report released today by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) and West Virginia Community and Technical College System (CTCS). The college-going rate increased for the second consecutive year, inching up by 0.3 percent — or 266 students —…