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BELPRE — Belpre Heights Church, the Right Path of Washington County and local sponsors will hold a Belpre Back to School Bash! from 5-8 p.m. July 25 at Howes Grove Park, 1600 Washington Blvd. Disc jockey Pat from I-heart radio will be there along with games and prizes with...
North Star Child Advocacy Center marks decade as beacon of hope
PARKERSBURG — The North Star Child Advocacy Center is commemorating 10 years of service to the local area. An open house was conducted at North Star’s Parkersburg offices on Friday where community members could come in and see the facility and learn what kind of work it is involved in.
Bruceton Mills hosts 76th annual Good Neighbor Days celebration
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (WBOY) — The communities of Brandonville and Bruceton Mills are celebrating their Good Neighbor Days Festival this weekend with plenty of events set to happen throughout the communities. The festival features the Good Neighbor Days Parade and Mile Race on Friday along with things like raffles, games, vendors and food. Much of […]
Steps Parkersburg takes to care for trees during drought
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - If you have been to City Park, Southwood Park, or Quincy Park within the past year or two, you may have noticed a ribbon tied around some smaller trees. There have been about 30 trees planted in those parks and Parkersburg Tree Commission Chairman Craig Minton...
Stories of the Week: July 14 through July 20
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Here are some of the top stories this week on the WBOY 12News Facebook page. West Virginia State Police have identified a body pulled from Summersville Lake as that of a missing Morgantown man. The buyer of a 99-bedroom Elkins IOOF Home plans to turn it...
Clarksburg’s Boy Scout Troop 547 frames puzzles completed by veterans
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — For weeks, veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center’s Community Living Center have been hard at work completing puzzles with Boy Scout Troop 547. On Friday, their hard work paid off as the completed puzzles were unveiled after being donated by West Virginia Artist, Frank Ceravalo. Eagle Scout Candidate […]
Savannah Chrisley Laments ‘Inhumane’ Prison Conditions After Mom Julie Gets Sick
Savannah Chrisley is calling out the conditions in the prison where her mom is serving time. In a recent episode of Unlocked, Savannah shared an update on mom Julie Chrisley. She explained that Julie, who is serving her 7-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Lexington in Kentucky, recently got sick due to conditions there.
No home games to be played at Calvert Field this season
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - As summer is coming to a close and school sports are beginning again, the members of the East Bank Middle School football team are having to face a harsh reality this season -- they won’t be able to play on their home field. After...
Huntington fighter Brittani Vaughn doing it her way
HUNTINGTON — Pit Boxing Club’s Brittani Vaughn is looking forward to fighting Will Macmillan out of Sam’s Gym when Southside Rumble 12 gets underway on Saturday, Aug. 3 inside Parkersburg South’s Rod Oldham Athletic Center. “I’ll take any fight anyone wants to give me,” admitted Vaughn,...
‘Capitol Sports Complex’ plans change
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Plans for a new sports complex where Macy’s once stood in downtown Charleston are experiencing some changes before construction is projected to begin in about six months. Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango said the original plan for included amenities has changed. “The one portion that...
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