Huntington – Prospective students who didn’t get the opportunity to visit Marshall University’s Huntington campus this spring for a Green and White Day open house event now have the chance to do so virtually at their convenience, at www.marshall.edu/tour.Read more
Things are finally looking better, at least, the attitudes of the people seem to be brighter. I ventured out with my grandchildren this weekend. During the COVID-19 Pandemic Shelter in Place order my grandchildren have outgrown their shoes. We have also passed into a new season so their clothing needs have changed as well. We enjoyed our time out of the house this weekend and we bought a tin of shortbread cookies to celebrate.
Below, is the agenda for Tuesday’s regularly scheduled Cabell County Board of Education meeting. Agenda items include a public hearing on the Board's fiscal year 2020-21 budget.
Below, is a list of Huntington retail establishments, including bars and restaurants, now open with limited indoor seating, patio seating or offering curbside pick-up/limited delivery. The list is courtesy of the Huntington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau in conjunction with the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, and will be updated as information becomes available.
As the ritual of remembrance occurs again, fewer and fewer members of the Greatest Generation , which included service in World War II, continue living. Although dad passed away in 2008, the continuation of veterans giving the last full measure of devotion in Iraq and Afghanistan continues. Each casualty touches yet another group of family and friends.Read more
If the coronavirus has inspired you to become a prepper, you’re not alone. At long last, prepping has become mainstream due to runs on supplies, shortages, and stay-at-home orders throughout the country. More folks than ever before are seeing the wisdom of having extra food and household goods on hand. It can help you through not only disasters and pandemics, but also through personal financial problems.
In her 35th adventure at The Happy Store, Clementine greets an old, old friend.
Many of the people who bought hand-painted teapots or ivy embroidered tea towels at The Happy Store only did so because they were lonely. If they were animal lovers, they would have gone to a zoo. If they were flower lovers, they would have visited a botanical garden. But they were people-lovers without anyone to love. So they came to The Happy Store, the guiding principle for which – as axiomatic as an eleventh commandment – was: CUSTOMER FIRST. Read more
Charleston - To keep the public apprised of efforts to prevent fraud associated with West Virginia elections, Secretary of State Mac Warner announced yesterday that an absentee ballot fraud scheme has been investigated and referred to the United States Attorney for prosecution.
Below, is the agenda for Tuesday's regularly scheduled Huntington City Council meeting. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 7:30 p.m. the second, and fourth Mondays at city hall. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the meeting was moved to Tuesday.
Below, is the agenda for Thursday's regularly scheduled Mountwest Community and Technical College Board of Governors meeting. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 8 a.m. the third Thursday in Room G07A during the academic year.
Below, is the agenda for Tuesday's regularly scheduled Barboursville Village Council agenda. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 7:30 p.m. the first, and third Tuesdays in the community building.
Huntington - The ABC premiere of “The Genetic Detective,” which features a company co-founded by Marshall University Chemistry Professor Dr. Michael Norton, has been delayed a week until 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 26.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s and The Pottery Place’s month-long virtual Empty Bowls sale raised $9,705 for the Facing Hunger Foodbank.
The Marshall University School of Art and Design teamed up with The Pottery Place to sell bowls online as an alternative to the Empty Bowls fundraising event, which was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
To promote social distancing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, universities across America have sent students home and are conducting classes remotely, via online video. Read more
New York, N.Y. - The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday, saying that the recent rule changes to Title IX by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos "sharply limit educational institutions’ obligations to respond to reports of sexual harassment and assault." Read more
Below, is the agenda for Monday's regularly scheduled Wayne County Commission meeting. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 3 p.m. the first Thursday, and 10 a.m. the following Mondays in the commission's meeting room at the courthouse.
Below, is the agenda for Thursday's regularly scheduled Cabell County Commission meeting. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 10 a.m. the second, and fourth Thursdays in the commission's chambers on the third floor of the courthouse.
Huntington – Marshall University’s Jazz Studies program in the School of Music will offer a Virtual Jazz Camp June 8-12, in place of its usual Jazz-MU-Tazz jazz camp this summer.Read more
Huntington -- Jacqueline Brown, a Marshall University senior, has received a National Defense Education Program SMART (Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation) Scholarship. As part of the program, Brown will participate in a summer internship at a Department of Defense facility and receive civilian job placement after graduation with the Department of Defense, in addition to a stipend and scholarship.Read more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Huntington has been selected to receive two Brownfields cleanup and assessment grants totaling $812,590.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Wednesday formally announced the new rules related to Title IX—the federal statute that governs sexual misconduct in schools—thus completing a process that began more than a year ago, when the government first unveiled its proposed changes.
Below, is the agenda for Monday's regularly scheduled Huntington City Council meeting. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 7:30 p.m. the second, and fourth Mondays at city hall.
Below, is the agenda for Thursday's regularly scheduled Wayne County Commission meeting. Regularly scheduled meetings occur at 3 p.m., the first Thursday, and 10 a.m. the following Mondays in the commission's meeting room at the courthouse.
Huntington - Seven future leaders hailing from South America to southern West Virginia have decided to join the Marshall University family as the new class of Yeager Scholars.Read more
The City of Huntington is extending its period for waiving penalties that have accrued on delinquent municipal service and refuse fees through June 30, 2020. Read more
Mary Anna Ball, a West Virginia native and recent Marshall University graduate, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to the United Kingdom in dance from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Ball will study dance at University of Roehampton as part of a project to study the change in perception of both dance and performer from classical antiquity to the modern era.Read more
Huntington -Dr. Leslie Petteys, a retired professor of music at Marshall, made a $50,000 gift to support and finalize the purchase of an anaerobic digester for University Heights, the university’s new composting facility. Because of her generous donation,University Heights will now be fully operational by July 2020. Read more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I have my daughter and grandchildren staying with me. My daughter’s family lives in Hawaii. Her husband serves in our nation's military. He received orders for transfer back to the mainland and the moving company (engaged through the military) came over on Thursday morning, March 12, 2020, to pack up their household goods. Read more
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