By Esteban Fernandez For Times West Virginian Clarksburg — To see her husband, Lauren Cristal has to travel four hours to Moshannon Valley where he’s held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. That reality is disconcerting for Cristal’s sister, Kristina Smith. “It’s wrong for these men who are living in[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Highlands Bank to Host In‑Person Rebranding Celebration at Petersburg Branch
By Lori ChenowethFor Highlands Bank (formerly The Grant County Bank) WHAT: Highlands Bank (formerly The Grant County Bank) will host an in‑person Rebranding Celebration to mark the official transition to its new name and brand identity, effective July 1, 2026. The event will highlight the bank’s updated logo, tagline, refreshed[Read More…]
Market Plaza Pocket Park Gets Big Push
By Joselyn KingFor The Intelligencer Wheeling – Wheeling Heritage now has nearly $50,000 to place a pocket park on Market Plaza. Wheeling Heritage – a group charged with economic revitalization, historic preservation, and cultural development in Wheeling, was one of 26 organizations nationwide selected in the final round of T-Mobile’s[Read More…]
‘An honor’: Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial on display in St. Albans
By Laura BilsonFor HDMedia The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, arrived in St. Albans at noon on Thursday. Honoring the original monument, located in Washington, D.C., which opened in 1982, this version has traveled the country since 1984. Like the original, The Moving Wall features the[Read More…]
Free lemonade to be served just in time for approaching heat wave
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Free lemonade will be served next week in Nature’s Air-Conditioned City just in time for an approaching heat wave. Temperatures next week are expected to climb close to 90 degrees for several days, including on Thursday, July 2. That’s when free lemonade[Read More…]
Concord earns Purple Star Award, other honors for serving military-connected students
By Office of CommunicationsFor Concord University Athens — Concord University has been named one of West Virginia’s first Purple Star Award recipients at the post-secondary level, honoring the institution’s commitment to serving military-connected students and families. While the Office of Veterans Education and Training (OVET) has previously awarded Purple Star[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Bluefield State University Celebrates Junior Nurse Academy
By Keith OlsonFor Bluefield State University Event: Bluefield State University Junior Nurse Academy Pinning Ceremony Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Medical Education Center, Room 211 WHAT: Bluefield State University’s College of Health Sciences will hold its Junior Nurse Academy Pinning Ceremony, celebrating students who have completed the program. The pinning ceremony[Read More…]
‘This is my new Kroger:’ Customers react to new South Charleston Kroger Marketplace
By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia Brands like Carhartt, Hot Wheels and KitchenAid can all be found alongside grocery staples at the new Kroger Marketplace in South Charleston, which opened to the public Wednesday morning. Dozens of people waited in line to shop at the 122,000-square-foot facility, including South Charleston resident[Read More…]
W.Va. Governor’s Office disappointed in ruling pausing SNAP waiver banning soda purchases
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – The office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey expressed disappointment in a federal ruling pausing West Virginia’s waiver prohibiting the use of welfare benefits for sugary drinks and sodas. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia released a memorandum[Read More…]
WVU physicists unlock plasma’s mysteries with lasers
By Shauna JohnsonFor WVU, Today West Virginia University researchers are developing new laser-based techniques to observe plasma behavior in unprecedented detail, opening a window into interactions that shape technologies ranging from computer chips and spacecraft engines to next-generation fusion energy systems. Plasmas, electrically charged gases known as the fourth state of[Read More…]
