Dr. Jerry Forster, left, area president of UC-Beckley and University of Charleston president Dr. Ed Welch, right, hang University of Charleston banners just after midnight in front of Carter Hall as administrative maintenance staff look on. During the day today, University of Charleston will be working to show the new campus's presence on South Kanawha Street. UC-Beckley will lease former Mountain State University buildings as online classes begin in one week and UC-Beckley classes begin on Jan. 14.
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Governor names Bowling state DHHR secretary
Former hospital executive and nurse Karen Bowling will become West Virginia’s Health and Human Resources secretary on July 1, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday, taking over a sprawling department recently scrutinized by an audit and assigned the daunting task of expanding the state’s Medicaid program.
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Health care professional no stranger to southern W.Va.
The new secretary of West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources is certainly no stranger to southern West Virginia. In fact, she has grown up and served the region for a number of years in various capacities across the broad spectrum of the health care industry.
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There are some bright spots in ongoing Fayette County school facility projects
When an architect calls for $136 million in repairs to get school facilities back into shape — as one recently did in Fayette County — it’s easy to get discouraged. But it’s important to remember that progress is still happening, says the county’s director of operations.
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4.0 Oak Hill senior credits maturity, support
“I wouldn’t pick anywhere else in the world to be,” says TeeJay Jones of his native Mount Hope.
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Health care professional no stranger to southern W.Va.
The new director of West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources is certainly no stranger to southern West Virginia. In fact, she has grown up and served the region for a number of years in various capacities across the broad spectrum of the health care industry.
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There are some bright spots in ongoing Fayette County school facility projects
When an architect calls for $136 million in repairs to get school facilities back into shape — as one recently did in Fayette County — it’s easy to get discouraged. But it’s important to remember that progress is still happening, says the county’s director of operations.
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Juvenile sexting soon to be illegal
It soon will be illegal for minors to sext in West Virginia.
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Kessler says stormwater runoff fee is a hardship
A former West Virginia legislator Tuesday decried the stormwater runoff fee imposed on some residents as unfair and uneven, warning that it is hurting businesses and individuals alike.
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