By SARAH HOFFMAN The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The 13th Annual Hot Dog Festival on Saturday, July 29, will offer much more than food. The concept for the festival, which benefits the Hoops Family Children’s Hospital, came from John Mandt Jr., owner of Stewarts Original Hot Dogs. “I just had[Read More…]
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Opry comes to Martinsburg
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The city will soon be able to boast having its country music “opry.” To be called Shenandoah Valley Opry, the music venue will provide live entertainment to the greater Martinsburg area starting Aug. 5. Located at 796 Foxcroft Ave. behind the Outback[Read More…]
2017 Jackson County Junior Fair market livestock numbers expected to be similar to 2016 totals
By GREG MATICS Jackson Newspapers RIPLEY, W.Va. — Jackson County Extension Agent John David Johnson believes market livestock totals for the upcoming 2017 Jackson County Junior Fair should total similar to what they were for last year’s fair. Jackson County Extension Agent John David Johnson believes market livestock totals for[Read More…]
Sierra Club to host forum about FirstEnergy purchase
By DAVID CRAFT The Journal MARTINSBURG — As the deadline approaches for opposing statements against FirstEnergy’s purchase of its Pleasants Power Plant to its subsidiaries in West Virginia, the West Virginia Sierra Club will host a public informational forum today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Martinsburg Public Library.[Read More…]
Texans scout the Mothman’s Trail
By MORGAN McKINNESS Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Farm Museum hosted a contingent of boy scouts from West Texas on their way to this year’s National Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mount Hope. Troop 4103, formed from other troops in the West[Read More…]
American Queen CEO praises Huntington’s welcome
By JIM ROSS The State Journal HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington had gone nearly a dozen years between visits from the largest passenger steamboat in America until the American Queen stopped there in 2014. It went three more years until the boat made a return visit July 12. The boat and[Read More…]
American Queen to stop in Huntington today
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell-Huntington Convention and Visitors Bureau is putting its final plans in place as Huntington prepares to welcome The American Queen, and its 374 expected passengers, to Huntington today. The riverboat, which last visited Huntington in 2014, is scheduled to arrive at noon Wednesday,[Read More…]
Pricketts Fort feasts on old African American cuisine
Staff report The Dominion Post FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Pricketts Fort highlighted the African American experience on the western Virginia frontier July 11 with catfish stew, hoecakes and other homecooked staples. Historic interpreter Cordelia Spencer led a hearth cooking demonstration featuring dishes common among African American slaves. She prepared catfish stew[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, July 11
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP JR. ADMITS HE WANTED INFO ON CLINTON FROM KREMLIN-LINKED LAWYER The president’s eldest son[Read More…]
More under the hood: Annual car show offering tons more than classic cars
By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald From hotrods to ziplines, delicious food to plane rides and top-notch musical entertainment, organizers of the upcoming Friends of Coal Auto Fair say the event will have a little something for everyone of all ages. “It’s kind of known as an auto fair, but it’s[Read More…]
