Governor Tomblin Announces U.S. Small Business Administration Grants Loan Request

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today announces U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grants his request for a Physical Disaster Declaration. The declaration makes low-interest loans available for residents and businesses who suffered damages from severe storms occurring June 12 and June 19, 2013 in Roane County. “With these low-interest loans our families and entrepreneurs can better…

WVU analyzes changes in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

The West Virginia University Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Psychology is hosting a free workshop to discuss “significant and controversial” changes to the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The manual, published by the American Psychiatric Association and considered a ‘Bible’ for the classification of mental disorders, was released as a…

‘Pizza Al’ and daughter create WVU scholarship in memory of wife and mother

Morgantown businessman Albino “Pizza Al” Roperti and his daughter, Rachel Roberti, have endowed a scholarship in memory of their late wife and mother Rosarina “Rose” Roperti. The family has pledged $25,000 to fund the Rosarina Roperti Research Scholarship in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences of West Virginia University. The gift will support undergraduate…