By Michael QueenFor The Office of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – All 55 counties will begin canvassing the 2026 Primary Election on Monday, May 18th. State law requires canvassing to begin five days after the election, not including Sunday. County Commissioners serve as the Board of Canvassers. Each Board of Canvassers[Read More…]
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Homer Hickam, Rocket Boys honored this weekend as part of nationwide parks event
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia The Rocket Boys — West Virginia’s most famous amateur rocket builders and the inspiration for the 1999 film October Sky — will be honored at Pipestem Resort State Park Saturday, as part of National Kids to Parks Day. Making up the Big Creek Missile Agency and consisting of members[Read More…]
‘Carnival for a Cure’ the theme for 2026 Relay for Life
By Evan BevinsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Belpre – The Relay for Life of Washington County returns to Civitan Park in Belpre Saturday with the theme “Carnival for a Cure.” In addition to the usual Survivor and Caregiver Dinner, music, auction and luminaria, the event will include some carnival[Read More…]
Funding request for Fairmont wastewater treatment plant heads to Congress
By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — The City of Fairmont is biting its nails over its $10 million Congressional spending request for its $108 million wastewater treatment facility project. “Ten million dollars in the scheme of $108 million may not seem like a significant chunk, but for a[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito calls for unity among West Virginia Republicans following contentious primary
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who easily secured the confidence of registered Republicans in West Virginia to seek a third six-year term, called for unity among West Virginia Republicans heading into the November general elections. During a press call[Read More…]
Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society sponsors free exhibits, Memorial Day ceremony
By Dylan VidovichFor HDMedia The Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society is bringing a free traveling exhibit — opening Friday — to Logan and Mingo counties this month. A wreath-laying ceremony and scholarship announcement is also planned at the Hatfield Family Cemetery on Memorial Day. The nonprofit organization the West Virginia Humanities[Read More…]
Bids approved for city park upgrades in Bluefield
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Work should be getting underway soon on a number of planned additions to city park in Bluefield. The Bluefield Board of Directors approved bids Tuesday for several of those projects, including a new turf for the splash pad and an expanded walking[Read More…]
Mountain made, mountain stayed: The people who never left West Virginia
By Abby AyesFor The Parthenon The Choice to Stay In West Virginia, the question isn’t just why people leave, it’s why some never do. For every student packing up their apartment in Huntington or Morgantown with plans to start somewhere new, there’s someone else choosing to stay, not because they[Read More…]
WV Hive Client – Old Mountain Field Fine Arts and Crafts to Host Open House and Ribbon Cutting May 16
By Devon FitzgeraldFor WV Hive Matewan – Pauline Sturgill and April White, owners of Old Mountain Field Fine Arts, Crafts and Collectables, invite the community to attend an Open House and Ribbon Cutting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, following Matewan Heritage Days downtown. They have been working with the[Read More…]
Secretary of State Kris Warner reports 21% voter participation in the May 12th Primary Election
By Michael QueenFor The Office of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – West Virginia’s first statewide election requiring voters to provide a photo ID to vote was well received by the voters according to WV Secretary of State Kris Warner. At the request of Secretary Warner in 2025, the legislature overwhelmingly[Read More…]
