WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Richard Carder of Fort Ashby shot the Little General Stores Low Round of the Day at Tuesday’s Senior Series event, hosted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA) and sponsored by Little General Stores, at Tygart Lake Public Golf Course in Grafton with a[Read More…]

Cabell and Kanawha counties both experiencing HIV increases By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association This is part one of a two-part series, in conjunction with the “When All Are Counted” project, discussing some of the struggles patients, including those in the LGBTQIA+ community, have while living with HIV in the[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing LEWISBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia’s U.S. Senators included $6 million for a major addition to the Frederic W. Smith Science Building on the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) campus in a federal appropriations bill approved recently by the Senate Appropriations Committee. “The West Virginia[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WorkForce West Virginia announces the next date in a series of Statewide Virtual Job Fairs. Both employers and job seekers are invited to participate in the virtual event on Wednesday, August 2, from 1 – 3:30 pm. “In today’s competitive job market, these virtual job fairs[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Health and Mountain Health Network have realigned their toxicology services to best meet the needs of health care providers and employers.  The drug testing, compliance monitoring, specimen collection and provider consultations previously provided by Mountain Health Clinical Solutions has been rebranded as Marshall[Read More…]

Education Alliance offers innovative Summer Internship that blends in-person and hybrid experiences CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This week executives with Appalachian Power observed the capstone presentations of high school interns from The Education Alliance’s WV Ready Summer Internship program. Together, they learned about the students’ life-changing experiences in their summer internships. [Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A new grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) will support the planning and development of a three-year rural internal medicine residency program at Holzer Health System in Gallipolis, Ohio, in collaboration with the Marshall University Joan[Read More…]

Media invited to cover event WV Press Release Sharing BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Communities of Healing (COH) Summer Gathering will be held Monday, July 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fruits of Labor, 313 Neville Street, Beckley, W.Va. Cohort business participants (past and current), grant partners, community supporters, and[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 34th WV Parent-Child Championship, conducted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), concluded Sunday at The Resort at Glade Springs. Saturday’s four-way tie after Round One saw the father-son team of Jim and Adam Cyrus of Huntington take the championship with a 21[Read More…]

Abigail Patterson, of Charleston, W.Va., knew she wanted to be a doctor and working with WVSOM WV Press Release Sharing LEWISBURG, W.Va. – Abigail Patterson, of Charleston, W.Va., was in her sophomore year of high school when she discovered her passion for medicine. Today, Patterson is a student at West[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The “last chance” qualifier, of six state-wide events, for the 90th West Virginia Open Championship added the final four players to the field of ____ Thursday at Fincastle Country Club in Bluefield, Va. Over 25 golfers hoped to qualify for the four spots in[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — CAMC General Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus award for the fourth year in a row. The award demonstrates CAMC’s adherence to the latest research-based clinical guidelines that ensure patients receive the most appropriate treatment.[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, WV – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $901,548 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three West Virginia research projects. The funding will support vital research into biological processes at West Virginia University (WVU), polar science[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – Mountain Steer Meat Company has received its Federal Grant of Inspection and is now eligible for beef grading by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Graded local beef assists small processing plants by showcasing, on an official level, the quality of[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing MOREHEAD, Ky. – Marshall Health and St. Claire HealthCare (SCH) have announced a new strategic partnership to improve access to advanced othopaedic and sports medicine care in eastern Kentucky. SCH’s orthopaedic and sports medicine practice will work collaboratively with the Marshall Health team in Huntington, W.Va., to[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to faculty, staff and students on Tuesday, July 11, as initiatives designed to transform academics and operations move forward across the WVU System. Read the letter below and at WVUToday and presidentgee.wvu.edu: July 11, 2023 Dear West Virginia University Faculty, Staff and Students, Every summer as I[Read More…]