Tygart Lake State Park’s Swimming Beach Area is Reopening in 2014
Tygart Lake State Park’s beach area is scheduled to open May 24, 2014, after being closed for six years for renovation and to meet safety codes. “It all depends upon our ability to find lifeguards and for the lake water to pass quality testing for swimming purposes,” said Paul Redford, district administrator for the West […]
Kanawha State Forest Features Owls as April Bird of the Month
“Who Gives a Hoot? Finding Owls” is the title for April 2014 Bird of the Month program at Kanawha State Forest near Charleston. This program begins Saturday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the swimming pool building and includes a dusk-into-dark hike for an “owl experience.” “Owls are very vocal in spring months,” says Barbara […]
WVU Tech Students Put Down Phones, Take up a Cause
This March, members of the WVU Tech women’s soccer team participated in the Tap Project, a digital campaign designed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to raise funds and provide clean water access to children around the world. The viral campaign worked by tracking the minutes a user would intentionally leave their phone untouched. […]
Big Sandy Superstore Arena and Oldies 97.1 present “Woody Stock”
This summer, Rock and Roll fans will rejoice as the renowned “Happy Together Tour 2014” presented by the Big Sandy Superstore Arena and Oldies 97.1 rolls into the arena on Wednesday July 30th. “The 30th anniversary of the tour that celebrates the biggest hits of the sixties and seventies will please audiences of all ages”, said […]
Archery Program to be Held at Pipestem Resort State Park
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section (DNR) will hold its next instructor training for the Archery in the Schools (AIS) Program July 8 and 9, 2014, at Pipestem Resort State Park, according to Krista Snodgrass, program coordinator. “We are very excited to be holding our next training at Pipestem Resort State […]
Cabell Huntington Hospital Honored with Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for Stroke Care
Cabell Huntington Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award for meeting patient care quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke patients. Get With The Guidelines® puts the unparalleled expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association […]
