By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Glenwood — Less than a month after it was dedicated, the new Rainbow Pet Memorial Bridge in Mercer County has already been vandalized. Area officials, including members of the Mercer County Coalition for Healthy Communities, held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on May[Read More…]
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Henry Cooper Cabin Museum to open for season Sunday
By Evan Bevins For The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – The Henry Cooper Cabin Museum in Parkersburg City Park will have a special celebration Sunday to open the 2026 season. The Centennial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Pioneers operates the museum, which has been open every summer[Read More…]
Record-Breaking 200,000 West Virginia Vacation Guides Distributed Worldwide Since February Launch
Almost Heaven trip planner still available for delivery to your doorstep By Lindsey Funk For The West Virginia Department of Tourism Charleston – More than 200,000 copies of the 2026 West Virginia Vacation Guide have been distributed by the West Virginia Department of Tourism since its launch in February, reflecting a[Read More…]
West Virginia Virtual Academy to Celebrate Second Graduating Class; America’s Got Talent winner and West Virginia native Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. to deliver keynote address
By Jordan FerrellFor West Virginia Virtual Academy Charleston — West Virginia Virtual Academy will celebrate its second graduating class during a commencement ceremony on Tuesday, June 2, at 4 p.m. The ceremony will recognize 140 graduates from across the Mountain State as they mark this important milestone and prepare for[Read More…]
Mountain Music FestivalReturns This Weekend to ACE Adventure Resort with Three Days of Music, Art & Adventure
By Chris ColinFor ACE Adventure Resort Oak Hill — Get ready for one of West Virginia’s premier music festival experiences as Mountain Music Festival returns to ACE Adventure Resort June 4th–6th, 2026, for an unforgettable weekend in the heart of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Featuring a stacked[Read More…]
Concerns raised about America 250 plans
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Inter-Mountain Charleston – A new task force planning celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is not competing with a commission created by the Legislature five years ago to do the same thing, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. During a[Read More…]
Beckley Art Center hosts first-ever live art auction
By Micah M. Mocnik For The Register-Herald Beckley — The Beckley Art Center auction turned donated collections into community support this week. The Center hosted an art auction Thursday evening to raise money for the center and Hope in the Mountains, a faith-based, non-denominational nonprofit serving communities in southern West Virginia.[Read More…]
Parts of Pocahontas, Greenbrier deemed critical habit for endangered bee
By Rick SteelhammerFor HDMedia The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday that it has designated portions of Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties perched along the Virginia border as “critical habitat,” vital to the recovery of the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. Nearly all of the designated West Virginia land lies within the Monongahela[Read More…]
University of Charleston Awards Presidential Scholarships to Five Outstanding West Virginia Seniors
By C.J. HarveyFor University of Charleston Charleston – Five of West Virginia’s most accomplished high school seniors have earned the highest honor the University of Charleston offers: the Presidential Scholarship. Valued at nearly $180,000, the scholarship covers full tuition, fees, housing, and meals for four years – removing financial barriers[Read More…]
Some Gave All. Can We Give a Little?
By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts to Ponder December 1967, our family was watching TV when the phone rang. It was Uncle Joe, Dad’s older brother. Mom handed Dad the phone. Dad’s eyes got wet. Looking down, in a whisper he announced, “Austin (our cousin, Dad’s nephew) was killed in Vietnam.” I[Read More…]
