ATHENS, West Virginia, July 4 -- Concord University issued the following news release: After 41 years of dedicated service to Concord University, Dr. Kendra S. Boggess has announced her retirement as President, effective August 2025. Dr. Boggess, the university's first female president, took on the role in Spring 2014 and has since led Concord through a transformative period marked by significant growth and resilience in the face of various challenges. Throughout her tenure, Dr. Boggess has be  more

HINTON, West Virginia, July 4 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * West Virginia Natural Resources Police dive team to enhance water safety and law enforcement around state * * * Gov. Jim Justice announced today the formation of a Natural Resources Police dive team within West Virginia's Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section. This team will assist the agency's law enforcement efforts in boating incidents, cases of mis  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 4 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall Health, a member of Marshall Health Network, welcomes ophthalmologist Raymond V. Mecca, M.D., and optometrist Scott J. Henry, O.D., to its team of eye care specialists. Mecca has more than 49 years of experience as an ophthalmologist in Ashland, Kentucky. He offers comprehensive eye care services, including evaluations for diabetic retinopathy, dry eye disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, macular dege  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, July 2 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: A West Virginia Wesleyan College art professor will receive the Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award from the Mountaineer Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Jon Benjamin, associate professor in the Art and Design Department, teaches graphic design, photography, film and more. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design from the Rochester Institute of Technology and Bachelor of S  more