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Ashley Eby spent her summer 2019 break in Washington, DC, working as an intern for United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito.  Ashley stated:

This summer, Hannah has worked with our account executives and their teams to learn the best business-to-business (B2B) public relations (PR) and marketing practices for increasing clients’ brand awareness. She is responsible for pitching stories to industry media, writing blog posts for clients, transcribing interviews, tracking client hits and joining client calls. Hannah also has completed several online training courses through HubSpot, earning certifications in Inbound Marketing, Email Marketing, and others.

Timmy Eads, the West Virginia University Mountaineer, visits with students at the Cumberland Heights Early Learning Center Tuesday May 21, 2019.

“I am excited to help students from different STEM disciplines get acclimated to college and learn how to do research,” said Abby Sine, a math major from Blacksville. “We hope to keep engaging the students once they return to campus in the fall because it’s a natural connection. These are students they already know, and they will have a built-in support system.”

Raegan Wiersbicki, 7, of Follansbee, the daughter of Mark and Michelle Wiersbicki, meets the West Virginia Mountaineer, Timmy Eads of Buffalo, W.Va., before the parade at Follansbee's 26th annual Community Days. The festival continues today at the Follansbee Community Park with live entertainment beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Howdy Verner Classic Cars Show at nearby Lyle's Auto is today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The three day celebration ends with fireworks at 10 p.m. today provided by Zambelli Fireworks. -- Mark Law (7/13/19)

Skeptics would not be blamed for not believing Adam Stilley is on the West Virginia football team.

Eads, a graduate of Buffalo High School, made the decision to pursue the mascot role in 2013 while scrolling through Twitter– the day he stumbled upon a photo of former Mountaineer Jonathan Kimble standing on Seneca Rocks.

When I was a kid, I looked forward to summer nearly all school year. I was always so excited to spend time at the pool, hang out with friends and have some time off to relax. Now, though, I look forward to summer for a different reason—internships.