Be a Nationally Certified Personal Trainer!

Turn your interest in fitness into an exciting and rewarding career!   BridgeValley Community and Technical College has an upcoming class to train people to become a nationally certified personal fitness trainer. Gain the knowledge, practical skills and experience needed to be successful in this growing field. This course is scheduled on Saturdays beginning on September […]

Marshall Medical Outreach Teams with Cabell Huntington Hospital for Women’s Health Event

Marshall Medical Outreach, a medical student-led organization that provides free medical care to the homeless and unemployed population in the area, recently teamed with Cabell Huntington Hospital (CHH), the CHH Breast Health Center and the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center to provide an afternoon of health and wellness events for more than two dozen women. Twenty-five […]

Aunt Jennie Music Festival at Chief Logan State Park, August 30-31, 2014

The 10th annual Aunt Jennie Music Festival is Labor Day Weekend at Chief Logan State Park. Logan native Roger Bryant, grandson of West Virginia folk legend “Aunt Jennie” Wilson, will serve as emcee this year for the August 30 and August 31 event. Bryant, who has shared the stage with Tom T. Hall, Tammy Wynette, […]

West Virginia State University NAACP Chapter Wins National Award

The West Virginia State University (WVSU) chapter of the NAACP has been recognized for the second year in a row by the national NAACP for its increase in membership. The WVSU chapter was awarded the 2014 Chairman’s Trophy for highest membership increase since 2012-2013 at the 105th annual NAACP Convention in July in Las Vegas. […]

Education Alliance Launches EDTalks Series

In May, The Education Alliance launched a new education-based speaker series called EDTalks: Connecting Education, Jobs and Our Future. EDTalks brings the internationally renowned “TED Talks” philosophy to West Virginia by providing a lively series of networking and education forums designed to engage business, education, and community leaders in public education issues. The EDTalks series […]