By Jim WolfeFor West Virginia Poetry Out Loud Thirty-four students competing at the Culture Center today and tomorrow. Charleston – Thirty-four students from across West Virginia will recite poems by renowned authors during the 2026 Poetry Out Loud state finals competition set for Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th at the[Read More…]
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Wing-Schooner Madness Deals Are Sure to Clear the Benches in Vienna and St. Mary’s, W.Va.
By Molly LinkFor Asher Agency Fans who sit on the sidelines will miss out on Wings Etc.’s dine-in discounts marking the start of the NCAA’s biggest games of the season FORT WAYNE, Ind. — As college basketball teams prep for big matches, Wings Etc. Grill & Pub will serve up[Read More…]
Dealing With Bullies
By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts to Ponder Fourth grade became a rough year for me when “Tex”, a big 6th grader moved in. I was a scrawny 4th grader. Tex was a bully who made me and my friends’ lives miserable. None of us told our teachers or parents. We were[Read More…]
Pack encourages Southern W.Va. students to apply for Hope Scholarship
By Charles OwensFor The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — State Treasurer Larry Pack is encouraging more students from across Southern West Virginia to take advantage of the Hope Scholarship program now that it is available for all West Virginia students, including those who attend private schools and others who are[Read More…]
Get your Girl Scout cookies! Spring starts scouts selling sweets
By Ashley PerhamFor HDMedia Can you smell that? Mint, caramel, peanut butter, lemon, chocolate and marshmallow are filling the air in West Virginia as Girl Scouts begin their annual cookie sale. This year, there’s a new cookie called the Exploremore that tastes like rocky road ice cream. Friday, more than 50,000 boxes[Read More…]
Passed the WV House: ‘Blue envelope’ bill would help police ID people with disabilities
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia On a busy “crossover day” at the West Virginia Capitol Wednesday, lawmakers advanced legislation designed to improve communication between law enforcement and disadvantaged members of the communities which they serve. Crossover day is the last day of the regular session in which legislation can be passed[Read More…]
J. Kenneth Moore ’70 to present at Azzara Music Colloquium April 7
By Tammie Toler PresleyFor Concord University Athens — J. Kenneth Moore ‘70, curator emeritus for The Metropolitan Museum of Arts Department of Musical Instruments, will speak at Concord University on Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in the Wilkes Family Chapel at University Point, as part of the Carl Azzara[Read More…]
Beyond the Valley – Entertainment: Parkersburg native Luke Colombo receives ‘American Idol’ golden ticket
By Amber PhippsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Luke Colombo said music is his passion, but the 17-year-old Parkersburg resident “never thought in a thousand years” he would have a following on social media – or end up on “American Idol.” After months of interviews and auditions, Colombo[Read More…]
Community service provider files federal lawsuit to overturn West Virginia’s moratorium on methadone clinics
By ACLUFor SOAR-WV Charleston – West Virginia’s largest overdose prevention group filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the state’s nearly two-decade-old moratorium on new methadone clinics. In the lawsuit, which was filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Solutions Oriented Addiction Response of West Virginia[Read More…]
OPINION: The West Virginia House of Delegates Chose Growth. The Senate Can Finish the Job
By Jina BelcherFor The New River Gorge Regional Development Authority Every day, I work with communities that are ready to grow. A region with available land, capable workforce, and a determination to compete. What we often lack are the tools to move at the speed modern industry demands. That is[Read More…]
