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Media Advisory: West Virginians for Life’s Pro-Life Rally scheduled for noon on Monday at State Capitol
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians for Life (WVFL) has issued the following media advisory: Who: West Virginians for Life What: Pro-life Rally When: Monday, February 13, 12:00 Noon Where: State Capitol (outdoors on north steps/bell side), Charleston Supporters of West Virginians for Life (WVFL) will gather[Read More…]
Media Advisory: News Conference scheduled for collaborative to address mental health at 2 p.m on Friday
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Community Care of West Virginia, and Aetna Better Health for West Virginia to announce collaborative effort WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following media advisory has been issued for West Virginia Wesleyan College: On Friday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. at West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Performing[Read More…]
Working in service: WVU acts as community development catalyst
WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University campuses are teeming with experts in a variety of fields working on compelling research with the capacity to change lives and communities. From building up outdoor recreation throughout the state, to crunching vital numbers for its small communities, to exploring ways that small businesses can[Read More…]
West Virginia Wesleyan College MBA Class visits Mister Bee Potato Chips, focuses on challenges
WV Press Release Sharing PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Mister Bee Potato Chips, the only potato chip maker in West Virginia, hosted Professor Kim Conrad, Ph.D., and 15 students in her West Virginia Wesleyan College MBA class at its production facility February 7 as part of a real-world business teaching experience. The[Read More…]
GameChanger launches ‘One Pill Can Kill’ in West Virginia
Initiative addresses dangers of counterfeit pills and deadly fentanyl WV Press Release Sharing FAIRMONT, W.Va. – In its continuing effort to address substance misuse and the counterfeit pill and fentanyl crisis in West Virginia, GameChanger is launching the “One Pill Can Kill” campaign to encourage parents, grandparents, guardians, teachers, and students to start[Read More…]
WV Coal Association highlights ‘devastating impacts’ of Federal anti-coal policies for Congressional Hearing in Petersburg
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In submitted comments to the House Ways & Means Committee, which is holding a Congressional Field Hearing today in Petersburg, W.Va., the West Virginia Coal Association laid blame for high energy costs and unreliable supply at the feet of anti-coal/anti-fossil fuel Democratic leaders and[Read More…]
Marshall’s Bill Noe Flight School hosting roundtable on Advanced Air Mobility today and Tuesday
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s Bill Noe Flight School is hosting a roundtable event for those concerned with a burgeoning new industry called Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), which includes autonomous cargo operations such as the delivery of services by drones. The two-day event is today and Tuesday, Feb. 7,[Read More…]
Olen Jones, former WVSOM president, remembered as ‘humble servant,’ visionary leader
WV Press Release SharingLEWISBURG, W.Va. – One of the most beloved figures from the West Virginia Schoolof Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) history, Olen E. Jones Jr., Ph.D., passed away Jan.31 at the age of 85. As WVSOM’s fourth president, Jones led the school from 1987 to 2009, making him thelongest-serving president[Read More…]
WV Hive Partner, Seed Sower, holding Feb. 7 listening session at Fruits of Labor in Beckley to discuss community recovery needs
WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia Hive partner, Seed Sower, Inc., is creating southern West Virginia’s Recovery Community Organization (RCO) and holding the first of three community listening sessions at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 on the third floor of the Fruits of Labor Café, 313 Neville Street.[Read More…]