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 […]
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 […]