Education Leaders Discuss Future of West Virginia Education at Sixth Annual Student Success Summit
Nearly 500 education administrators, teachers, students, military leaders and community group members will join forces this week to find better ways to support students and increase educational achievement in the Mountain State. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Department of Education will host the sixth annual statewide Student Success Summit on […]
Deadline to file for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
West Virginians in Jackson and Lincoln Counties have just over a week before the deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance. In July, WorkForce West Virginia announced that West Virginians living in Jackson and Lincoln counties who are unemployed due to the recent severe storms, flooding, mudslides and landslides may be eligible for disaster unemployment. West Virginians […]
Pets Displaced by Disaster Need Forever Homes
Some pets that were separated from their human families by the flooding this past June aren’t able to return home. Their owners were displaced by the disaster and can no longer care for them. These precious four-legged friends, now in area animal shelters, are eager to find new forever homes. The rescue of pets lost […]
Gov. Tomblin Unveils RISE WV Initiative to Support Flood-Impacted Small Businesses
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today unveiled a new public-private initiative, “RISE West Virginia,” aimed at strengthening flood-impacted communities by providing grants to affected small businesses. The program is being co-sponsored by West Virginia native Brad Smith, Chairman and CEO of Intuit, one of the world’s leading financial software companies. Smith and his wife, Alys, have […]
West Virginians Working Together to Rebuild
In the days and weeks following the floods that devastated parts of our state one month ago, it is inspiring to see West Virginians banding together to support friends, family and neighbors as the long road to recovery continues. More than 4,500 individual citizens have requested volunteer opportunity information through Volunteer West Virginia, to offer […]
Orchestra of the Hills to Perform Flood Relief Concert in Charleston
A free orchestra and choir performance to benefit high school music departments in West Virginia impacted by June’s flooding will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, at Haddad Riverfront Park in Charleston. “Orchestra of the Hills,” sponsored by West Virginia State University (WVSU) and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO), will feature […]
