Are You a Doer or a Developer?
Are You a Doer or a Developer? If you leave, who will take your place? If there’s a family emergency, who can fill in for you? Should job openings be filled externally or internally with a candidate who has been developed along the way? A related question: Are individuals who achieve great individual results great at developing others? Most know the answer is “not always.” It could be that things come more naturally to them, and they assume the same is true for others. Most organizations have great individual performers who don’t achieve success in a broader sense. They ...
West Virginia History
CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. June 21, 1920: Wheeling Steel Corporation was organized when La Belle Iron Works, Whitaker-Glessner Company and Wheeling ...
Body found with missing man's vehicle
ELKINS — A body was found alongside the vehicle belonging to a Tucker County man who has been missing in Randolph County for more than a week, officials report. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office issued a statement regarding the "significant discovery" of a body, along with the vehicle of James Hedrick, 82, who has been missing since June 8. According to the statement, at approximately 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff's were executing a search along an "old, logging-style road." During this search, a member of the department located the vehicle ...
Severe Storm Damage
CHARLESTON — A line of "low pressure system" storms Thursday morning led to intense damage to trees and homes, as well as thousands of power outages throughout in Randolph, Upshur and Tucker counties. Joe Curtis, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the state experienced a low ...
Girl Scout Troop helping with library fundraiser
ELKINS - A small but enthusiastic group of girls, ages 10 to 11, from Girl Scout Troop 10142 are partnering with the Bookhounds, a Friends of the Library organization, to raise funds for the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library today. The girls are helping to advertise, promote, and ...