By Charles Owens For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Juneteenth activities across the region will begin Friday evening with a free movie at the Granada Theater on Commerce Street in downtown Bluefield. According to the Juneteenth Commission of Mercer County, the movie “Sarah’s Oil” will be shown for free at[Read More…]

By Sophia MasticeFor HDMedia The USA Cycling Pro Road Championships kicked off Tuesday — with cyclists riding solo and against the clock in individual time trials — and are set to continue in Charleston through Sunday with about 400 riders competing in six days of races across all classes. On Wednesday, golden evening light spilled[Read More…]

By Sara OppenheimerFor HDMedia Two Charleston natives earned permanent recognition on the Obama Presidential Center’s Worker Appreciation Wall — ahead of its Thursday dedication — for their work with the Obama Foundation. Darius Booker, 31, and Jihad Dixon, 30, lifelong friends raised in Charleston, are featured in the center’s Worker Appreciation[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Of all the things that hurt about the belongings Nichole Senator lost last year in the flood, a teddy bear might hurt the most. “My son, his father had passed,” she said. “And he had a teddy bear with his father’s ashes.[Read More…]

By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park will commemorate West Virginia Day on Saturday with a variety of activities. Park Superintendent Craig Pyles said the park is partnering with the Blennerhassett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to put on a[Read More…]

By Jim BissettFor The Dominion Post Morgantown – You can learn a lot on a road trip. Especially when you superimpose said map in relation to Juneteeth. Charlene Marshall can explain. Morgantown is hardly in the Heart of Dixie, yet it is located just below the Mason-Dixon line. And that[Read More…]

By Eric CraveyFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Two organizations will join forces downtown on Sunday to sing for peace. Friendly City Indivisible and the Bridgeport-based organization Elijah’s Covenant will host “Sing Out for Peace” June 14 at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 301 Jackson St. in Fairmont. “It[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has proposed disposal deadlines and stipulated penalties to crack down on a Huntington steel mill operator that has failed to properly label and struggled to get rid of radioactive dust. The DEP has made public a proposed consent order[Read More…]

By Sophia MasticeFor HDMedia USA Cycling is coming back to the capital city for its third year. Events will be held across Charleston from Tuesday through June 21 as the national cycling organization hosts its Pro Road National Championships. The top races have been held in Charleston since 2024 and scheduled[Read More…]

By Gwen SourFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, Parkersburg — Parkersburg Pride held its eighth annual Pride Fest at City Park, with an estimated attendance of 5,000 to 6,000 people, organizers said. The event featured 96 vendors, according to Meghan Congrove, president of Parkersburg Pride who was hosting the event.[Read More…]