Making Berkeley County a Tobacco-Free Community
By Dana M. DeJarnett Smoking is the most preventable cause of premature death in our society. In 2006, The US Surgeon General’s office issued a report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke, that concluded (1) secondhand smoke exposure causes disease and premature death in children and adults who do not smoke; (2) […]
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College Welcomes Putnam County Family Court Judge to Campus
On Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Kanawha Valley and Community and Technical College (KVCTC) welcomed Family Court Judge William Watkins as a guest speaker to KVCTC’s Civil Law 1 class. The Civil Law 1 class is part of KVCTC’s Paralegal Studies Program. It is offered in the evening so that both traditional and well as non-traditional […]
Grant allows Appalachian study for 16 educators next summer at Shepherd
Shepherd University will host a seminar for 16 high school teachers from across the country to study Appalachian literature and culture through a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for three weeks in July. With the $99,000 grant, participants in “Voices from the Misty Mountains: Appalachian Writers and Mountain Culture” will learn about Appalachian culture, […]
WVUH-East To Offer Discount Mammograms
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Together We Can Knock Out Breast Cancer is the theme for West Virginia University Hospitals-East’s upcoming discount mammogram clinics to be held at both City Hospital in Martinsburg and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson. These special clinics will be held each Saturday in October at City Hospital’s Breast […]
State Supreme Court of Appeals returns to Marshall Sept. 18; public invited to attend session and hear four cases
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals returns to Marshall University’s Huntington campus in September to conduct a session that includes four distinctive cases. The Court’s appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 18, will be its fifth in the past eight years at Marshall, but first since 2009. It is one of the many events to be […]
Managing Member of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is recognized in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America
The law firm of Bailey & Wyant, PLLC is pleased to announce that Managing Member Charles R. “Chuck” Bailey was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 in the category of Employment Law Management. Mr. Bailey says, “I am honored to be recognized by my peers and clients […]
