Wesleyan Participating in Neighborhood Investment Program
West Virginia Wesleyan College is again participating in the West Virginia Neighborhood Investment Program. The College was awarded $55,700 in West Virginia Tax Credits for its West Virginia Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides financial assistance to students attending Wesleyan from Barbour, Braxton, Fayette, Gilmer, Greenbrier, Lewis, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, and Webster Counties that […]
WVUH-East, Local Physician Offer Running Clinics, Training Program Dec. 7
“I always loved running. It was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs.” Jesse […]
WVSU Hosts On-the-Spot Decision Day for Applicants Dec. 8
Immediate admission decisions are available to students interested in attending West Virginia State University in the spring or fall of 2013 during On-the-Spot Decision Day, Saturday, Dec. 8. Designed for both first-time freshman and transfer students, the event will begin at 10 a.m. in the Wilson University Union and will feature presentations on admissions and […]
December 19 Deadline in West Virginia to Apply for Physical Disaster Loans is Approaching
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations in West Virginia of the extended deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by severe storms and straight-line winds that occurred between June 29 and July 8, 2012. The deadline to file an SBA disaster loan application for physical damage is […]
Davis & Elkins College Brings “Appalachian Spirit” to Highlands
As a string band plays an old-time tune, flat-footing dancers pound out the percussion … not an uncommon sight in the Mountain Highlands of West Virginia. But what makes this ensemble unique is that they are college students at Davis & Elkins rehearsing on the back porch of one of the campus’s historic mansions. They […]
Blennerhassett Museum has International Glam; Holiday-style Open House December 2
Decorated for Christmas, the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg is adorned not so much as a 21st century holiday, but as an international tour with Victorian influences. International trees greet museum visitors throughout December. “We have trees decorated to represent Germany, Russia, Scotland, England, Ireland, America, Spain, China, Japan, Africa, Greece, Sweden, Canada, […]