Thomas Health Expands Services to Promote Health and Wellness in West Virginia
Thomas Health is expanding services and is committed to improving health and wellness within the state of West Virginia and by making significant investments in services and technologies to promote positive change. While recent reports have highlighted negative healthcare trends within the state, it is important to recognize that many of the behaviors and healthcare […]
Learn to Kayak and Rappel at North Bend State Park
Introductory courses teaching guests to kayak and rappel will be offered Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016 at North Bend State Park. “This is our newest ‘Outdoors in the Parks’ initiative designed to provide basic instruction and equipment to get people started in a new activity,” said North Bend State Park Supt. Steve Jones. The new rappelling […]
University Healthcare To Offer Discount Mammograms
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, WVU Medicine University Healthcare will hold discount mammogram clinics in October at both Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg and Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson. These special 3D tomo digital mammography clinics will be held on Saturdays in October. Berkeley Medical Center will offer the clinics from 8 […]
Sending Our Kids Off to College Helps Keep Them Here at Home
Over the past few weeks, families across the state hugged their children “goodbye” and sent them off to college. For many, it was a bittersweet and emotional moment filled with both pride and sorrow, worry and relief. But we can all take heart. Because earning a college degree puts students on a path to fulfilling […]
Upshur County Development Authority Receives EDA Grant
The $2,285,049 EDA grant was awarded to the Upshur County Development Authority in Buckhannon, WV, for the Upshur County Knowledge and Innovation Business Center. This project consists of the construction of the new Business Center on property donated by the City of Buckhannon, which will host a small business development center to be managed by […]
Gov. Tomblin Highlights Potential of POWER Grants for Job Growth in West Virginia
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined representatives of the Appalachian Regional Commission and the U.S. Economic Development Administration to announce the first round of federal POWER grants, which total nearly $10 million for West Virginia and will support nine economic development projects across the state. Among these projects is Gov. Tomblin’s plan for the former […]
