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Full Circle remains closed during holiday season

Full Circle Gifts and Goods (from their Facebook), Noelle and Scott Horsfield (owners) are pictured.
December 4, 2020

After nine months of strictly online purchases, Full Circle Gifts and Goods in Huntington has decided to remain closed during the holiday season due to a rise of coronavirus in the area.   “We...

COVID impacts students’ holiday celebrations

December 1, 2020

Thanksgiving festivities for many students looked quite different this year, with students facing challenges to see their families, visit home, and enjoy their yearly feast.   Marshall sophomore, Manny...

Student merchant encourages support of small businesses

Student merchant encourages support of small businesses
December 1, 2020

Loden Campbell is a Marshall sophomore who runs a small business making scrunchies and masks. She is an example of an independent merchant on small business Saturday.  Small Business Saturday is a...

Report: West Virginia law enforcement agencies are criminally irresponsible

December 1, 2020

Law enforcement agencies in West Virginia are failing to keep accurate records of misconduct and violence, while available data indicate grim realities of injustice and irresponsibility, a report released...

Student organizations receive funding from SGA

December 1, 2020

Clubs and organizations at Marshall University can apply for funding each semester with the assistance of the Student Government Association.  Laura Hundley, SGA Treasurer, said organizations can apply...

Scholarship established for first-generation students

December 1, 2020

Pete and Barbara Chiericozzi have recently established the Chiericozzi-Bruce Scholarship at Marshall University to support full-time undergraduate students.   First preference will go to students...

W.Va. Can’t Wait movement leaders discuss next step

November 17, 2020

WV Can’t Wait leaders and members of the Huntington community met on Saturday to discuss the movement’s post election plans.  Stephen Smith and Katey Lauer, the leaders of WV Can’t Wait, have...

Fire chief honors 75 with memorial fountain tattoo

Fire chief honors 75 with memorial fountain tattoo
November 17, 2020

To show respect to the loss of 75 players, coaches and fans 50 years ago, Huntington Fire Department chief Chris Wilson, decided to get a memorial fountain tattoo three days before the ceremony.   “I...

Dennison and Meadows named Marshall University iCenter’s first entrepreneurs in residence

November 17, 2020

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (iCenter), part of the Lewis College of Business, has announced Brandon Dennison and Collin Meadows as...

Students, staff take social media survey about semester

November 17, 2020

In a social media survey conducted about the spring 2021 registration process, students and faculty expressed their feelings about remote learning and the ability to be successful during a pandemic. “While...

Bill Noe Flight School brings new opportunities to area

Bill Noe, school's namesake, emerges from the first plane delivered to the Bill Noe Flight School of Marshall University after flying it from the manufacturer.
November 17, 2020

Marshall University is introducing new opportunities to the area with the addition of the Bill Noe Flight School.  The school will be housed at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia and offer...

The Haunting Void

November 10, 2020

*Editor’s Note: This piece originally ran Nov. 18, 1970. An emptiness now floods the new laid green And magnifies the grief that fate has stirred. Tenses change from  ‘will’ to ‘would...

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