Warner Working with Clerks to Increase Voter Registration Before Municipal Elections
West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is encouraging citizens to register to vote prior to municipal elections being held throughout the state. In West Virginia, 131 of 232 cities and towns will be hosting municipal elections in 2017. Any person wanting to vote in any of those elections must be a resident of that […]
West Virginia State University Quiz Bowl Team to Compete for National Championship
The West Virginia State University (WVSU) academic quiz bowl team has earned a spot as one of 48 teams representing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to compete in the 28th annual Honda Campus All‐Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament. Teams in the academic tournament will compete April 8-12, 2017, on the American Honda Motor […]
Statewide Survey Reveals West Virginia’s Support for Broadband Expansion
A new statewide survey of West Virginia Internet users yields overwhelming support for the expansion of high-speed broadband service in the Mountain State. The online survey by Get Connected West Virginia, a broad coalition of stakeholders committed to efforts that encourage and support broadband development and deployment statewide, tallied responses from nearly 1,300 Internet users […]
YWCA Charleston’s Race to End Racism
Join YWCA Charleston at the inaugural Race to End Racism on Saturday, April 29, at 9 a.m. starting and ending at Magic Island on Charleston’s West Side. Run in the 5K race, Walk a Mile, or come to enjoy food and entertainment, including a bounce house and face painting. Sign up at ywcacharleston.org/race. Register by April […]
West Liberty University Inspires Next Generation of Artists
West Liberty University’s Media Arts and Design Festival (MADFest) continues its job of inspiring creative high school students this spring with a chance to participate in a variety of media arts activities on the hilltop campus. This year organizers expect to welcome up to 400 students from the tri-state. The 17th annual MADFest will take […]
Coal Heritage Lecture Series Announces April Events
The annual Coal Heritage Lecture Series, co-sponsored by Concord University Beckley Center and the National Coal Heritage Area Authority, is underway. The remaining lecture dates are Monday, April 3 and Monday, April 17. This lecture series will take place at 7 p.m., in Room E-10, of the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center, located in Beaver, […]
