State Parks Activities as Wacky as the Weather
Survival training, wolves, quilts and a murder mystery are among programs and events at West Virginia’s state parks the weekend of March 11-13, 2016. Parks staff are celebrating the changing seasons with some unusual offerings. “Wacky weather can throw a snowball or a curve ball in March, so West Virginia state parks are going to […]
CFOV Provides Grants to Assist WLU Center for Entrepreneurship
West Liberty University’s Center for Entrepreneurship received $15,000 in grants recently from the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV). The money will fund workshops, and continue the annual pitch contests for new businesses. “We are grateful to the Community Foundation for their faith in our program. West Liberty’s pitch contests have provided real assistance […]
Seminar at West Virginia State University Explores Roles of County Officials
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will host an educational seminar Thursday, March 10, at 5 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center on the topic of “County Government Made Easy.” The seminar is designed for Kanawha County teachers, student-teachers and WVSU students, but is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about the topic. […]
Register Now for the Beckley Property Rescue Initiative Workshop
Abandoned buildings reduce property values; increase crime, drug activity, costs for police and fire departments and infrastructure repair costs; hobble economic development and provide significant environmental and health hazards. They are a major problem for our state, which is why the Property Rescue Initiative (PRI) was launched in 2015, to create a revolving loan fund of $1 million […]
Governor Tomblin Presents 13 Communities with Small Cities Block Grants
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented more than $12 million in Small Cities Block Grant funds for 13 critical infrastructure projects to support communities across West Virginia on Tuesday, March 8. In total, more than $44 million in other federal, state and local funding will support these projects for more than 17,000 West Virginia households, improving […]
Berkeley Medical Center Named Blue Distinction Center for Maternity Care
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia recently announced that WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center has been designated as one of the first hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction® Center for Maternity Care designation. Nearly four million babies are born in the U.S. annually, making childbirth the most common cause of hospitalization. According to Highmark […]
