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 […]
The EdVenture Group, Inc. Celebrates 20 Years of Service
On June 1, 2021, The EdVenture Group, Inc. will celebrate 20 years of service to West Virginia, the Appalachia Region, and the nation. Established by a high-school mathematics teacher, Dr. Lydotta Taylor, in 2001, The EdVenture Group was founded to provide technology support and training to educators. Remaining as agile and adaptive as the education […]
Jeffrey Young Joins Cigna as Vice President of Sales for Ohio & West Virginia
Jeffrey Young has joined Cigna as vice president of sales. In this role, he is responsible for sales, retention and customer satisfaction for Cigna clients and business partners in Ohio and West Virginia. He will oversee growth and expansion for Cigna products as part of the Liberty Valley leadership team. With more than 20 years […]
Manpower to Host Three Hiring Event Cookouts Throughout the Tri-State
Manpower of West Virginia announced they will be hosting three upcoming hiring event cookouts in Teays Valley, Charleston, and Huntington, WV, to encourage community activity, promote job growth, and serve lunch. Job seekers with an appetite for a new career are encouraged to attend one of Manpower’s upcoming hiring events. The first one to kick […]
Observatory is growing its own talent with help from RCBI
The National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Observatory has teamed with the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University to develop the skilled workforce it needs to maintain operations of its numerous radio telescopes and other instruments, observing the universe to unlock the mysteries of outer space. The Observatory’s Mechanical Division manufactures large structural parts […]
Boone Memorial Hospital donates $2,500 to help softball teams with flood damage
The softball field located in Danville, West Virginia (Lick Creek) was devastated by recent flooding. Both the Scott High School and Madison Middle School ladies softball teams utilize the field. “We understand they lost almost everything, including equipment, some uniforms and supplies,” said Boone Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Virgil Underwood. There was also severe […]
