By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia Brands like Carhartt, Hot Wheels and KitchenAid can all be found alongside grocery staples at the new Kroger Marketplace in South Charleston, which opened to the public Wednesday morning. Dozens of people waited in line to shop at the 122,000-square-foot facility, including South Charleston resident[Read More…]
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W.Va. Governor’s Office disappointed in ruling pausing SNAP waiver banning soda purchases
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – The office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey expressed disappointment in a federal ruling pausing West Virginia’s waiver prohibiting the use of welfare benefits for sugary drinks and sodas. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released a memorandum[Read More…]
W.Va. lawmakers urge Capito, Justice to support ending greyhound racing; Ohio County lawmakers oppose greyhound racing prohibitions
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed[Read More…]
Bluefield loosens fireworks restrictions for America 250 celebration
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — With the big America 250 celebration at Lotito Park now less than two weeks away, city officials are taking steps to temporally loosen restrictions on fireworks. The Bluefield Board of Directors voted 3-0 Tuesday to adopt a resolution honoring the 250th anniversary[Read More…]
Program providing free children’s beds adds Wood to counties served
By Staff ReportsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Wood County is the latest county in West Virginia reached by a statewide group that distributes complete beds for qualifying households. The Bed for Every Head program through Riverstone Community Services, part of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative Inc.,[Read More…]
Bluefield working to get splash pad improvements ready for July 4th celebration
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Planning for the big America 250 celebration at Bluefield’s Lotito Park is ongoing, and city officials are still hoping to reopen the city’s splash pad with its new amenities in conjunction with that event. Work has been ongoing on the splash pad[Read More…]
New reports: WV at higher devastation risk under Trump decade after 2016 flood
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Tuesday marks 10 years since floodwaters devastated West Virginia, leaving 23 dead and displacing more than 2,000 people. A decade later, new reports present mounting evidence that West Virginia is more vulnerable to similar devastation due to sweeping Trump administration resource cuts to the federal agency[Read More…]
Moving West Virginia Forward: Leadership West Virginia continues work to inspire love for the Mountain State
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Leadership West Virginia continues work to inspire love for the Mountain State Lansing – Nearly 60 men and women from across West Virginia gathered just a mile from the New River Gorge Bridge before the state’s 163rd birthday for a multi-week[Read More…]
At Fort Gay PK-8 in Wayne County, it’s not the destination, it’s the (Jersey) Journey
By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia During one snow day in January 2025, Fort Gay PK-8 Assistant Principal Shawn Ross decided to take inventory of all his jerseys. Counting and organizing them by sport — with 96 football jerseys alone — Ross sent a picture to Fort Gay Principal Kelly Bonar and his[Read More…]
Princeton sets public hearing for Reel Catch input
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Efforts to reopen the former Reel Catch site in Princeton are ongoing. City crews have been busy in recent weeks making upgrades to the recreational site, including painting the dinosaurs that will once again be on display. Furthermore, the city is working[Read More…]



