Marshall University

My how time flies by. Sort of like Rod Varney flew by the competition back in the early 1960s as a quarterback and sprinter for the Belfry Pirates. Fast forward 49 years later, to when Varney graduated from Belfry to his last days as principal at his...

A little rain didn't dampen the spirits of graduates and their families on the campus beautiful Saturday when diplomas were conferred upon more than 200 students in two separate ceremonies. The 138th class of the university accepted their diplomas...

La PLUME TWP. When Edward G. Boehm Jr., Ed.D., arrived at Keystone Junior College 18 years ago, he found a school on the verge of collapse. With plummeting enrollment, shaky finances and campus facilities falling into disrepair, the board of...

Editor's Note: During the next several days, The Register-Herald will run feature stories about graduating seniors from area high schools. The series of stories has been tagged "An Eye Toward The Future." We hope you enjoy these in-depth looks at some...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- "Do you see the bars and tubes of the bridge? See the joints?" Greenbrier East High School physics and chemistry teacher Barbara McElwain asked students as she pointed to the metal beams under the New River Gorge Bridge Friday...

UNC has announced that the new dean of the College of Performing and Visual Arts will be Leo Welch. Welch currently serves as associate dean and professor of music in the College of Music at Florida State University. Welch will begin his new role at UNC...

Heather Skeens, MD, an ophthalmologist from West Virginia Eye Consultants in Charleston will start providing services at Pleasant Valley Hospital starting Wednesday, May 15. Skeens is a cornea fellowship-trained ophthalmologist who specializes in the...

INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- On Saturday afternoon, Erika Walker stood among her classmates in a second-floor hallway of Ferrell Hall at West Virginia State University. With cap and gown in place, she and the others formed lines and prepared to walk across the...

NEXT ARTWALK CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Art walkers are invited to join the Charleston Ballet during ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. May 16 for a drink and a snack for its "Dancing and Drinks" series. Visitors may view the inside world of ballet dancers at work in...

DeAndre Kane's Instagram account is replete with pictures of his trip to the Left Coast. He visited California last week as he explores his next step, one that will take him away from the Marshall University men's basketball program. Kane has one year...

Since I’ve been writing this column — more than two years now — I’ve wanted to write about West Virginia. You see, as much as I love Maryland and the Hagerstown/Washington County area, I’m still a West Virginian at heart. I...

Jim Justice can remember vividly two times when he has cried in his life. "I don't cry often, but one time was when I graduated from Marshall as an undergrad and a second was when I got my MBA," Justice said. "Because I loved (Marshall). It was a...