49 years and counting, Cass Scenic Railroad fired up for its golden anniversary in 2013
The world’s foremost roster of working Shay locomotives is faithfully chugging toward a golden anniversary in 2013. The train line, originally built in 1901, hauled timber to the mill in the town of Cass for almost 60 years. The rail-haul logging operation and bandsaw mill ceased operations on July 1, 1960. Over the course of three years that followed, […]
Autism Society board to meet at Marshall University this weekend
The Autism Society of America has selected the West Virginia Autism Training Center and Marshall University’s Huntington campus as the site for its fall board of directors meeting, which will take place Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27. “The board of directors is honored to convene this weekend at Marshall University, an institution highly […]
Spilman Attorney Appointed to DTCWV Board of Governors
The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC (Spilman) announced today that John R. Teare, Jr., counsel in the firm’s Charleston, W.Va. office, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia. He will serve a three-year term. The Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia’s goal is to […]
Help attract growth and opportunity to the area with MAGNET
Preliminary results from a first-of-its-kind research project to identify opportunities and obstacles to building a world-class, diverse professional workforce in the Kanawha Valley will be released by the Charleston Area Alliance at 1:30 p.m. on Friday during the state-wide Create West Virginia conference at the Charleston House Hotel. The project, called MAGNET: Managing, Attracting and […]
The Foundation for the Thomas Memorial and St. Francis Hospitals Announces New Board Members
The Foundation for the Thomas Memorial and Saint Francis Hospitals would like to welcome the following new Board Members: Tom Epps, COO of Casto Technical; Georgette George, President of Ridgeline, Inc.; Andy Paterno, President of West Virginia Huntington National Bank; Owen Higgins, President of Electronic Specialty Company.
D&E Names Conference and Convention Manager
Angela Scott has been appointed Conference and Convention Manager at Davis & Elkins College. In this position, Scott helps coordinate all special events that take place on campus. Among Scott’s duties are planning and execution of all community and internal events at D&E facilities. Scott assists with planning every detail – from weddings to receptions, […]
