Staff report Jackson Newspapers CHARLESTON, W.Va. — THE ISSUE: Delegate Steve Westfall and Superintendent of Schools Blaine Hess have collaborated to craft several legislative bills aimed at improving schools locally and statewide. LOCAL IMPACT: Many of the bills are inspired to combat challenging issues for Jackson County school system, but[Read More…]
Month: October 2017
Trump, Hannity to visit Morgantown for town hall, protests starting to form
By Adrianne Uphold The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Protests are in the works following the announcement of President Trump’s invitation-only town hall meeting Wednesday in Morgantown alongside Fox News personality, Sean Hannity. Mountaineers for Progress Protest Chairman Alissa Ponzurick is organizing a protest against Trump at 3:30 p.m. in[Read More…]
Shakespeare’s First Folio on display at the Huntington Museum of Art
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. ± It’s fitting that the folio that gave us the perfect Halloween line, “double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble,” will be on display at the Huntington Museum of Art through October. William Shakespeare’s First Folio was the first published collection of[Read More…]
5 inducted into Marshall journalism hall of fame
The Herald-Dispatch Staff Report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Alumni, faculty, friends and family gathered Sept. 29 at Marshall University’s Memorial Student Center to celebrate the career accomplishments of five inductees to the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications Hall of Fame. Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert welcomed the crowd[Read More…]
Music Hall of Fame and Carnegie Hall join forces
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Standing amid an impressive array of memorabilia in Carnegie Hall’s Museum Gallery, Ali Johnston explained that the new partnership between the Lewisburg landmark and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is a “win-win” situation for both. Forged in August, the partnership[Read More…]
Hikers explore the past along Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry
By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) partnered with Harpers Ferry National Historical Park for a one-mile guided hike exploring the rich African American history of Harpers Ferry. Participants had the opportunity to learn about Storer College, the Niagara Movement and John Brown’s Raid.[Read More…]
Confederation conversation, monumental questions arise in Lewisburg
By SARAH RICHARDSON Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — On Aug. 12 of this year, protests against the removal of a statue depicting Confederate general Robert E. Lee turned violent in Charlottesville, VA, triggering a national debate over whether or not monuments erected in memory of Confederate troops should remain standing.[Read More…]
2017 Forest Festival continues this week
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — The 81st Mountain State Forest Festival offered activities for children of all ages on Sunday. The MSFF Children’s Parade featured a variety of football teams as the theme “Are you Ready for Some Football?” was prominently featured during the parade and the[Read More…]
From Your Eyes to Your Ears… WVU Magazine unleashes Sparked, a new podcast
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — You’ve read our magazine. Now you can experience it in an auditory realm. Sparked is a podcast of West Virginia University Magazine that is all about the people who are changing Appalachia’s future for the better. We know you’ve heard about our challenges. But there’s more to[Read More…]
30th Annual Buffalo Octoberfest set for Oct. 21
BUFFALO, W.Va. — The 30th Annual Buffalo Octoberfest is set for Saturday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m until 5 p.m. and organizers are promising family fun and guaranteeing free parking, free admission, and many free activities. The event is held on the historic 5-acre grounds of the Buffalo Shopping Center, which organizers said once housed the largest[Read More…]