Wesleyan College News

Robert J. Perkins, Ph.D. has been appointed as the new vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Keystone College .

Photo by Richard Edwards Melba Lewis reads the inscription on the plaque at J.L. Cook Memorial Park about E. Harper Johnson, who was the Cook High School principal at the time the school closed in 1966 and later became a staff member of the Tennessee Education Association.

The Macon Symphony Orchestra's 2009-2010 season brochures went in the mail last week, so if you love quality music and didn't find one in your mailbox, call 301-5300 or check the MSO Web site at www.macon symphony.com. With the title "Maestro's Magic," next season's lineup fittingly features some of conductor Adrian Gnam's favorites as the musical ...

Juxtapositioned by circumstances, four strangers-turned-Samaratins quickly reacted including Sharon Hamilton.

Hampton Roads' thriving Filipino community is trying to hang onto its rich cultural heritage even as younger generations fully assimilate into American society.

Despite a strong effort generating more than 2,000 votes online, a Montcalm High School student did not win the top scholarship being offered by West Virginia Wesleyan College.

CORNING - A crowd filled with supporters celebrated with the graduating Corning-Painted Post West High Class of 2009 on Saturday as they reflected upon their successes and looked toward the future.

This year's Arts Advocacy Breakfast, held June 15 at Vineville Academy, featured neuroscientist Fritz Mengert speaking on "The Aesthetic Brain: Song, Dance, Perspective, and Shape." This annual event, sponsored each year by Macon Arts, traditionally features a program relating to the role of the arts in the education of the young, and Macon Arts ...

By Bobby Wilson A pair of young pianists who thrilled Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra audiences two years ago will highlight the orchestra's 59th season, which also will feature a performance by a former member who now is principal oboist with a metropolitan orchestra.

Debate Invitation>>> West Virginia Media has invited Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship and NASA climate scientist Dr.

Joseph M. Zambelli has been selected as a physical scientist at the National Energy Technology Laboratory to study carbon sequestration benefits.

During a time of furloughs, layoffs and foreclosures, the Development Office at MTSU is focusing efforts on developing relationships.

Voting ends at midnight Sunday to decide which West Virginia student will win a college scholarship.

A few days after last week's shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, the interim director of the Kansas City Jewish Community Center had to reassure the parent of an incoming preschool student that she would do everything possible to make sure the woman's child would be safe at a Jewish school.

It was during World War II that a group of ladies got together and formed the Major Philip Cook Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812.

April 25 literally was a "day of service" when an "army" of more than 200 volunteers converged on the Friendly City for a day-long creek cleanup project.

Construction on West Virginia Wesleyan College's $8.2 million David E. Reemsnyder Research Center is expected to conclude this fall.

West Virginia Wesleyan College says workers are bricking the $8.2 million building, and will soon install windows and an elevator.

More children are coming in for free meals this summer through Bibb County's summer youth feeding program, another likely product of the tough economic times.

While it is a good three and a half years before the next gubernatorial election, published reports and general buzz have fueled speculation about several possible contenders.