Lawrence Messina to Serve as Communications Director for West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety

West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Joe Thornton today announced Lawrence “Larry” Messina will serve as the Communications Director for the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety (DMAPS), effective August 12. “I’m excited to have someone with Larry’s knowledge and experience on our team, and I’m pleased he has…

Blaineturner Advertising Earns Aster Award for UHC Video

BlaineTurner Advertising (BTA), a full-service marketing and public relations agency in Morgantown, W.Va., was recently honored with a silver Aster Award for a United Hospital Center (UHC) video production titled “Urology Patients.”  UHC is located in Bridgeport, W.Va. The Aster Awards Program is an elite competition recognizing the nation’s most talented healthcare marketing professionals for…

112 Ninth-Grade Students from Southern West Virginia to Participate in HSTA Summer Institute at Marshall University

The annual Health Science & Technology Academy (HSTA) Summer Institute conducted by Marshall University will take place July 14-19 on MU’s Huntington campus. This is the 20th year of summer institutes for HSTA, which was started in 1994 with 45 students from two counties. It now averages around 800 students from 26 counties throughout the…