By Laura BilsonFor HDMedia Wearing daisy-rimmed sunglasses and with her salt-and-pepper hair in an updo, the East End Resource Center’s Gardening Program Manager Carolyn Sue Young hacked at a root with a shovel in a square hole, three feet wide and two feet deep. She and several volunteers planted the[Read More…]
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Low cost spay-neuter vouchers to be distributed Saturday, as code red continues at animal shelter
By Charles OwensFor The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Vouchers for low-cost spay-neuter procedures will be distributed to the public Saturday in an effort to help control the homeless animal population in Mercer County. During a meeting of the Mercer County Commission Tuesday evening, commission president Bill Archer said the[Read More…]
WV Hive Client – The Garden Sheddy Hosting Noon May 2 Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening
By Devon FitzgeraldFor WV Hive Hico – K.J. Beyer, owner of The Garden Sheddy, 25385 Midland Trail, Suite 4, Hico, W.Va., co-located with Freefolk Brewery & Ample Pizza, invites the community to attend the Saturday, May 2, grand opening/ribbon cutting of her plant and garden shop. The event will take[Read More…]
How Online School Builds Self-Discipline Without Cell Phone Bans
By Erin Baldwin, Community Engagement Specialist, WVVAFor West Virginia Virtual Academy Around the globe, school leaders are grappling with a major issue: students constantly on their phones. In response, roughly 40% of countries have enacted laws restricting cell phone use in schools, and in the U.S., 77% of public schools[Read More…]
Morrisey: WV ‘on target’ to have state roads’ potholes patched by the end of May
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia “[The Legislature made a] $125 million investment … this game changer allows us to move immediately on … potholes, and spring paving — to fix the damage left behind by a very tough winter.” That’s what West Virginia Transportation Secretary Todd Rumbaugh told those gathered at[Read More…]
Morrisey Celebrates Transportation Funding, Highway Safety Bills
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Intelligencer St. Albans – Gov. Patrick Morrisey thanked the West Virginia Legislature Tuesday for providing additional funding next fiscal year for road and bridge maintenance projects and the passage of bills to increase safety for highway workers. Morrisey held a ceremonial bill signing ceremony in[Read More…]
City approves new vape ordinance; eyes ordinance for rallies and protests
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — New rules regulating vape shops and outdoor rallies and protests were voted on Tuesday by members of the Bluefield Board of Directors. The city board unanimously passed the second reading of a tobacco and vape shop ordinance for the city, which means[Read More…]
GameChanger Forms Partnership to Host Prevention Awareness Day Raleigh County Commission, Little General Stores and Kind Vista Foundation Join In
By Joe Boczek, MaryJo Coppoolse and Shelly PoeFor GameChanger Beckley —Through a cooperative effort between GameChanger, the Raleigh County Commission, Little General stores and the Kind Vista Foundation, nearly 2,500 students from Independence Middle, Independence High School, Shady Spring Middle and Shady Spring High School converged on the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center[Read More…]
UC To Celebrate Over 500 Graduates This Weekend
By C.J. HarveyFor University of Charleston Charleston – The hard work of UC students, faculty, and staff will pay off this weekend as the University of Charleston honors its newest graduates at its Spring 2026 Commencement. This milestone event brings together the entire campus, as well as families, friends, and[Read More…]
West Virginia State Parks Foundation Announces Spring & Summer “Mountains Are Always Free” Photo Contest
By Bradley ReedFor West Virginia State Parks Foundation Hurricane — The West Virginia State Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its Spring & Summer Mountains Are Always Free Photo Contest. Running from May 1 through August 7, the contest invites photographers to capture and celebrate the beauty[Read More…]
