By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — The problem with data centers, according to the state Data Economy Office, hasn’t been water, noise, pollution or energy prices. The problem has been communication. “I’ll fall on the sword and tell you, when you’re running around and you have 100 top[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia The Capitol Complex in Charleston received a new addition Thursday as crane operators lowered a 100,000-pound fireless steam locomotive into a nearly complete outdoor exhibit between the Governor’s Mansion and the Culture Center. Greenbrier Street has been closed since Wednesday morning in preparation for the machine’s[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Anticipation is building for next week’s arrival of a unique Freedom 250 exhibit in Bluefield. The Freedom 250 Truck, a massive interactive traveling museum that celebrates America’s 250th anniversary, will arrive in Bluefield on Friday, May 29, as part of the Cole[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia For more than two decades, FestivALL has welcomed the return of warm summer weather by turning Charleston into a citywide celebration of art and entertainment. Now set to return for its 22nd year, FestivALL is bringing back some familiar favorites and creating new events to help create lasting[Read More…]

By Jim BissettFor The Dominion Post Morgantown – Pepperoni rolls and Mothman have their place in the hillbilly pantheon of Mountain State history, but West Virginia and its origins – as the latest Knights and Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe can attest – is way more telling. The Golden Horseshoe[Read More…]

By Eric AyresFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – Officials in the city of Wheeling began preliminary discussions this week about the possibility of permitting golf carts to be used on city streets in the future. Members of the Rules Committee of Wheeling City Council met this week to share ideas about[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia As the nation prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial — otherwise known as “America250,” the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence — officials throughout West Virginia are joining in on the planning to commemorate the momentous occasion. During a news conference with Gov.[Read More…]

By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia While Gov. Patrick Morrisey spent his Monday morning touting the efforts of his administration in finding what he called “more than $168 million in potential savings to West Virginia,” outgoing House of Delegates Finance Chair Vernon Criss, R-Wood, and members of his committee scrutinized the work[Read More…]

By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia Elkins — One West Virginia folklorist, musician and documentarian has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellow, the country’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Nominated by the West Virginia Humanities Council, Gerald “Gerry” Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia,[Read More…]

By Shelley HansonFor The Intelligencer Moundsville — John Marshall High School’s media program, WJMH, has grown from a fledgling broadcasting class using VCRs to a multimedia production program complete with modern equipment, reporting on and televising dozens of events each year. The program, founded by Tony Wood with help from[Read More…]