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In the summer of 2011, more than 14 million viewers each week watched with awe as a gifted vocalist from the coalfields of West Virginia rose to the top spot on NBC TV’s “America’s Got Talent.” Soon, they will be able to read the amazing story behind Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.’s journey from washing cars…
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appointed the Honorable Donald H. Cookman to represent the citizens of the 15th Senatorial District filling the vacancy created when former Sen. Walt Helmick resigned to serve as the Commissioner of Agriculture. “Throughout his years on the bench, Judge Cookman has dedicated himself to the people of the 22nd Judicial Circuit…
Attorney Briana J. Marino, an associate in the Charleston, West Virginia office of Babst Calland, has earned the designation as a Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional (CMSP). Marino earned this designation by demonstrating a high level of proficiency and knowledge in the area of Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance issues and by successfully completing the requirements…
A West Virginia University physicist and his colleagues have discovered hundreds of previously unknown sites of massive star formation in the Milky Way, including the most distant such objects yet found in our home galaxy. Ongoing studies of these objects promise to give crucial clues about the structure and history of the Milky Way. Loren…
Corey Farris has been named West Virginia University’s dean of students, Vice President of Student Affairs Ken Gray announced. The appointment is effective immediately. As dean of students, Farris is the primary student advocate and serves as a liaison between students, university administrators and community officials. He handles student issues such as discipline, student support…
Mon General Hospital has begun performing state-of-the-art robotic-assisted surgery. A da Vinci Surgical System was added to the hospital’s operating suites in October. The system is designed to overcome the limitations of manual laparoscopic surgery by providing enhanced capabilities, such as high-definition three-dimensional vision and a magnified view. “Adding da Vinci robotic surgery to our…