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Dust off your tomahawk and get your grandfather’s bow and arrows out of storage, it is time to #claimyourheritage in the first annual Mountain Games. Sponsored by the Cabell Huntington Hospital Foundation, Mountain Games brings a variety of events and challenges to test the true Appalachian. “Not unlike the popular Highlander Games, where people wear…
Students across West Virginia are busy checking off a long to-do list as they head off to college: purchasing text books, outfitting dorm rooms, making last-minute schedule changes and, for many, finding the resources to pay for it all. Student loans can help close funding gaps between college savings, scholarships and grants, but financial aid administrators…
West Liberty University now has two new certification options for professional educators or those who are working to become professional teachers. The first is a new undergraduate major, approved by the West Virginia State Board of Education in July: Early Intervention (EI). This major is designed for students who want to specialize in early childhood…
Dark night skies above Blackwater Falls State Park will offer excellent views of the annual Perseid meteor shower Thursday, Aug. 11, and Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Paulita Cousin, park naturalist, will be the sky watching host at the Nature Center at 8 p.m. each evening. Beech Fork State Park also has a Perseid meteor watching…
Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park today announced its schedule of unique events and activities for the month of August, including fireworks, pickin’ in the park and a new event, Dining with the Blennerhassetts. Visitors who enjoy the great outdoors, nature and good food will also discover the history woven into each of these programs. Special…
The West Virginia Film Office today released a showreel highlighting selected film and television productions filmed in the Mountain State. The showreel aims to showcase locations in West Virginia to business prospects as well as to encourage film-related tourism in the state. “We’re excited to share these clips of West Virginia’s versatile landscapes used by…