West Virginia has highest 1Q GDP growth in U.S.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The United States Department of Commerce announced last week that West Virginia is the top state in the country in another category of economic growth. The U.S.…
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Bill to expand GI bill for student veterans to be signed by president
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), applauded the Senate passage of his bill, the Veteran STEM Scholarship Improvement Act. This legislation, which passed the House of Representatives in June,…
Marrying science, math and humanities: WVU faculty to research ‘holistic engineering’
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— If you’re an engineer, you can probably build a bridge or a car or an app. But can you effectively communicate? Can you market your ideas or comprehend…
Buckhannon resident named to Fairmont State Foundation board
Five new board members — including one from Buckhannon — will take their seats on the Fairmont State Foundation Board of Directors, capping a milestone year that included finishing more…
PSC selects Schumaker and Company to perform Frontier management audit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Public Service Commission today announced it had selected Schumaker and Company to perform the focused management audit of Frontier West Virginia and Citizens Telecommunications Company of…
Permit applications available for special deer hunt at Green Bank Observatory
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Green Bank Observatory (GBO) in Green Bank, West Virginia, has announced a special resident-only controlled deer hunt at the GBO site Oct. 11-12, 2019. Hunters…
Physician assistant students honored at Annual Convocation for Clinical Clerkship at Alderson Broaddus University
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Thirty-four members of the physician assistant (PA) studies Class of 2020 were honored during the official white coat and pinning convocation at Alderson Broaddus University on Friday,…
Holly River State Park hosts second Farm-to-Table Dinner of 2019 summer season
WEBSTER COUNTY, W.Va. – West Virginia State Parks held their second Farm-to-Table Dinner event of the summer on Thursday at Holly River State Park. The Farm-to-Table Dinner series is a…
Decreasing eastern mallard populations force regulatory change for the 2019-2020 waterfowl hunting season
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Decreasing eastern mallard populations are forcing Atlantic Flyway states to change their regulations for the 2019-2020 waterfowl seasons, according to Mike Peters, waterfowl biologist for the…
Fairmont State welcomes two newly appointed members to the Board of Governors
Governor Jim Justice has appointed two new members to the Fairmont State University Board of Governors—Wendy Glover Adkins and David Goldberg. Additionally, current Board member, Jay Puccio, was reappointed. “Fairmont…
