The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — The staff of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register picked up 17 awards, including six first places, in the 2025 West Virginia Press Association Advertising and Editorial Better Newspaper Contest. That award haul led to the newspapers winning second place in General Excellence in Division I, which[Read More…]
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Roaring With Pride: Oglebay Celebrates Lion Habitat Groundbreaking
By Shelley Hanson, The Intelligencer WHEELING — Those who have ever dreamed of sleeping with a pride of lions or getting to see the big cats up close and personal will get to do just that upon completion of the Gary E. West Pridelands next June. A groundbreaking ceremony for[Read More…]
West Virginia Hive to Showcase Local Small Businesses at Saturday’s Bridge Day Celebration
West Virginia Press Association FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Local residents and visitors attending this Saturday’s Bridge Day Celebration will have the opportunity to meet local entrepreneurs supported by the West Virginia Hive, the entrepreneurship program of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority. Four thriving small businesses are being showcased at[Read More…]
Closing arguments made in Raleigh County religious vaccine exemption lawsuit
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BECKLEY — After four days of hearings spread out between September and October, a decision of whether to grant a permanent injunction for a group of Raleigh County parents seeking to force local and state education officials into accepting their religious[Read More…]
No panhandling ordinance in Mercer County
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — A panhandling ordinance passed this week by the Raleigh County Commission could serve as a model for other southern West Virginia counties experiencing any problems with panhandling and the problems it poses. During a meeting Tuesday, the Raleigh County Commission unanimously passed[Read More…]
12 candidates vie to fill West Virginia Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Tim Armstead
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Twelve candidates seeking to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia following the death of Justice Tim Armstead will be interviewed later this month in Charleston, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday. The candidates, who submitted[Read More…]
UC Marathon Earns Prestigious Certification, Opening the Door to World-Famous Races such as Boston Marathon
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston Marathon doesn’t take off until 2026, but it’s already racing into the spotlight. The UC Marathon has officially been designated as a USA Track & Field (USATF)-certified course, meaning runners can use their results to earn coveted spots in[Read More…]
Shuttering Schools
BOE votes to close Harman, North By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS — One year and seven days after the Randolph County Board of Education first released information about an effort to close multiple county schools, the BOE voted Wednesday night to close Harman K-12 School and North Elementary School.[Read More…]
Concord University extends in-state tuition to all of Virginia
West Virginia Press Association ATHENS, W.Va. — Concord University is rolling out the welcome mat in a big way for our Virginia neighbors. In a measure approved Thursday during the fall Board of Governors session, University leaders OK’d in-state tuition rates for all Mountain Lions crossing the Commonwealth border. The Two States-One[Read More…]
The house that love built: Ronald McDonald House celebrates anniversary, expansion
By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – For more than three decades, Ronald McDonald House Morgantown has been a refuge for families facing the life-altering uncertainty of childhood illness and injury. The facility briefly paused that critical mission Thursday morning to celebrate 35 years of care as well as[Read More…]
