UnitedHealthcare Donates $250,000 to West Virginia University
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, is awarding a $250,000 Empowering Health grant to West Virginia University (WVU) to expand access to care for uninsured individuals and underserved communities. In total, UnitedHealthcare is donating $11.4 million through Empowering Health grants across 18 states and the District of Columbia. The grants will assist individuals and […]
NRGRDA Elevates Staff to Respond to Outdoor Recreation Economy, Needs of Gateway Communities
Senior staff at the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) are being promoted to new positions within the organization to respond to increased local and regional business, community, and economic outdoor industry needs. Effective July 1, 2021, Andrew “Andy” Davis is the new Manager of Gateway Community Initiatives and Mary Legg has moved into […]
Main Street Bank Honors First Responders with Meals for Heroes
Main Street Bank is honoring local police, fire and EMT workers by partnering with local restaurants for a day of appreciation and great food. This is the second year for the program known as “Meals for Heroes,” which also coincides with the Main Street Bank 20th anniversary. On June 23, from 11:30 AM – 7:00 […]
Three West Virginia Students Accepted to U.S. Naval Academy
Jonathan Howat, Thomas Inman and Jackson Shouldis will be inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2025 on Wednesday, June 30, and will begin six challenging weeks of basic midshipman training as part of Plebe Summer. Howat is a graduate of Hurricane High School in Putnam County; Inman, a graduate of Spring Mills High School […]
Communities of Healing Recovery-to-Work Program Opens Registration for Second Cohort
The Communities of Healing recovery-to-work program has announced registration is open for a Fall 2021 cohort for small business and social enterprise leaders who are interested in providing employment to local citizens recovering from addiction. The goal is to recruit 10 businesses. The first cohort of area businesses is currently finishing four months of training […]
Society of Yeager Scholars Announces 35th Class
Nine exceptional students have accepted offers to join the Society of Yeager Scholars, the top academic scholarship program at Marshall University. The class is the 35th in the program’s history and will be known as the Charlie and Alma Slack Class of 2025. Among the students starting their studies this fall are one of the […]
