By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia Friday will be a special day for the residents of Welch, as they welcome one of their own back to the coalfields of McDowell County. John Ellison, 84, the songwriter and musician best known for penning the 1967 classic “(She’s) Some Kind of Wonderful,” will return[Read More…]

By Shelley HansonFor The Intelligencer Moundsville – Moundsville Middle School’s Young Innovators group, city leaders and school officials on Wednesday celebrated the kickoff of the new graffiti boards on Jefferson Avenue. After speeches and a ribbon cutting ceremony, the students and guests grabbed cans of spray paint and began tagging[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia With the 2026 lineup for Live on the Levee expected to be released within the next few days, the Charleston City Council has taken steps to expand the concert schedule from six shows to 10 and secure the services of Kentucky-based Studimo Audio Productions for at least one[Read More…]

By Charles Owens For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — The region’s largest summer festival returns to Bluefield this month. The 2026 edition of the Cole Chevy Mountain Festival will begin on Friday, May 29 and continue through Sunday, June 7, according to Jeff Disibbio, president and chief executive officer of[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – The Ascend West Virginia program is expanding once again, this time to recruit military veterans to the Mountain State. State officials and leaders with Marshall and West Virginia University announced Ascend Heroes, a program through Ascend West Virginia which[Read More…]

By Ben ConleyFor The Dominion Post Morgantown – The Italian immigrant who helped build Morgantown brick by brick. The missionary activist behind The Shack who brought hope to West Virginia’s northern coalfields. The Trinidad-born musician and instrument-maker who became the father of the modern steel drum. The renowned New York[Read More…]

By Edgar KelleyFor The Inter-Mountain Elkins – Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center hosted a pair of ceremonies during the month of April to raise awareness about the life-changing impact of organ donation. The first event was part of National Donate Life Blue and Green Day. Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia Charleston’s The Belvedere apartment building moved one step closer to full compliance with city directives Monday as a newly installed fire alarm system was successfully tested. The Belvedere Building, 1506 Virginia St. E. in Charleston’s East End neighborhood, is one of 10 Charleston-area apartment buildings owned[Read More…]

By Jim BissettFor The Dominion Post Morgantown – Hearing a few snippets of Bach’s “Prelude in C” on a 1927 Mason & Hamlin baby grand piano was as sublime as could be, for a Friday afternoon in the choir room at Morgantown High School. “Aw, man, this is bringing back[Read More…]

By Gwen SourFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – The Geppetto Woodcarvers Club hosted its annual “Carving on the Porch” event Saturday at Woodcraft, bringing together members and visitors to demonstrate woodcarving techniques, display finished pieces and encourage new people to try the craft. Club secretary Patrick Wentzel said[Read More…]