Marshall Recreation Center Provides American Red Cross CPR/AED and First Aid Classes

The Marshall University Recreation Center is providing American Red Cross CPR/AED (CardioPulmonary Resuscitation and Automatic External Defibrillator) and first aid classes open to the public in September and October. The CPR/AED classes are offered from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7; from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5; and from 2 to 6 […]

School of Medicine Announces the Creation of Several New Scholarships

Several new scholarships have been established at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine to assist medical students with their educational expenses.  They are:   The Anthony M. Alberico, MD, Scholarship, whichwill be awarded to a first-year medical student who has financial need as per the Office of Student Financial Assistance standards. Dr. […]

Battle of Carnifex Ferry Re-Enactment Sept. 13-14, 2014

The Battle of Carnifex Ferry will be re-enacted Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at 2 p.m. upon the same ground as the original conflict of Sept. 10, 1861. The re-enactment is hosted by the 36th VA Vol. Infantry and Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park. Past re-enactments have attracted hundreds of the country’s best Civil War re-enactors […]

FootGolf at Pipestem Resort State Park is First in West Virginia

There is American football, there is golf, and there is the original football, which Americans call soccer. Now there is FootGolf – a combination of soccer and golf. The only place to play it in West Virginia is at Pipestem Resort State Park. “It’s another fun outdoor activity at the park,” said Kim Hawkins, Pipestem’s […]

Celebrity Moonshiner Jim Tom Hedrick to Host Meet & Greet in Marmet and Beckley on Sept. 10

Moonshine legend and television personality Jim Tom Hedrick will be in Marmet and Beckley, WV on Wednesday, Sept. 10 for Meet & Greets and autograph signings to celebrate Sugarlands Shine’s arrival to the Mountain State. Hedrick’s signature unaged rye is the first “Legends” series of Sugarlands Shine, which is produced by Sugarlands Distilling Company in […]