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Huntington remembers attack on Pearl Harbor
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — After Japan launched its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, while asking Congress for a declaration of war, called it “a date which will live in infamy.” Monday marked the 74th anniversary of the 110-minute attack that killed more than[Read More…]
Huntington’s Heritage Farm showcases local art
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Long before malls, online shopping and Black Friday sales, gifts were handmade and local, not shipped from across the country or the world. Heritage Farm Museum and Village brought that tradition back Saturday with a holiday market for its final Way Back Weekend of 2015. The market[Read More…]
Fairmont dedicates third WV Gold Star monument
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Families with loved ones who died overseas will be remembered in Fairmont. The dedication for the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument was held on Saturday at the Hershel Woody Williams Armed Forces Reserve Center. Gold star families are families who have lost a loved one serving in[Read More…]
Bluefield area volunteers seek cats after shelter fire
BRUSHFORK, W.Va. — Volunteers were out Thursday morning seeking frightened cats and assessing the damage after a late-night fire burned a local organization working to help homeless felines. The Second Chance for Cats facility on Littlesburg Road near Bluefield started burning at about midnight, Director Michelle Muncy of the Mercer[Read More…]
WVU students hold Free Hug Day to build respect
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students at West Virginia University were greeted on Wednesday with calls of “Free hugs!” as they passed in front of the Mountainlair. “It’s a cold day,” volunteers chanted, “warm up with a free hug!” WVU’s Hugs for Humanity event was an idea from WVU student Mustafa Rfat,[Read More…]
Huntington tree lighting includes performances
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Visions of sugar plums danced in the foyer of the Big Sandy Superstore Arena as Huntington became the latest city to turn the lights on for the holiday season Tuesday evening. The lighting ceremony was filled with sights and sounds of the holiday season with performances by[Read More…]
WV men in red spread word of addiction resources
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When an addict walks by another person on the street, no one turns to look. But when four local men who have all suffered from recent overdoses walked down the streets of Huntington and Charleston early last month, lots of people stopped to stare. The four men[Read More…]
Beckley youngsters have tea with Sugar Plum Fairy
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WV girl collects 800 pairs of shoes, wants 300 more by her birthday
Editor’s note: Holiday Helpers will appear each Monday in The Journal through December and will profile local residents who make extraordinary efforts to help others during the holiday season. HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — As people wonder how to give back this holiday season, 10-year-old Elli Hurst is simply asking residents to[Read More…]
