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Echoes of the Past: Riverbend Continues Work At Carnegie
1924– 100 Years Ago Tennis Player Hurt Francis Hunter of Beckley, one of the American tennis players at the Olympic games being held in Paris, was released from the hospital at that place last Friday after a severe case of septic poisoning. The disease resulted from a cut sustained in a fall during the Wimbledon […] The post Echoes of the Past: Riverbend Continues Work At Carnegie appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Candice Helms won’t take no for an answer in Summers County revitalization efforts
In 2015, Candice Helms moved from Austin, Texas, to Hinton, West Virginia. Austin is a hip, boom town where everyone wants to be these days. Just this week, Elon Musk announced plans to relocate some of his businesses there. But Candice sees it differently. “Don’t get me wrong; I loved...
Area Resident Receives Top Award at John Henry Days Car Show
A resident of Covington, and member of the Alleghany Cruisers car club received the top award at the John Henry Days car show held in Talcott WV on July 14. Mickey Floyd was awarded the Club Choice award for her 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Yenko Super Car tribute, which was on display at the show. This […] The post Area Resident Receives Top Award at John Henry Days Car Show appeared first on The Virginian Review.
UPDATE: Fayette County 911 outage now resolved
UPDATE: Friday, July 19, 2024 @ 8:19 AM | FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS)– An outage affecting Fayette County 911 services has now been resolved, and all 911 lines are back up and operational. Fayette County 911 administrators confirmed this morning on Friday, July 19, 2024 that the outage previously blocking calls to both emergency and non-emergency […]
Lawsuit could be filed over painting of Babydog in West Virginia State Capitol
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — She may be one of the most loved pets in America right now, but a painting of Babydog may now be the subject of a legal fight. Attorney Harvey Peyton has been contacted by people concerned about Babydog’s image being painted into a historic mural in the Capitol Rotunda. He wants […]
West Virginia Humanities Council celebrates 50 years of Arts, cultural enrichment
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The West Virginia Humanities Council (WVHC) celebrated its 50th anniversary at Alma Bea restaurant in Shepherdstown on July 11. While the 501©3 nonprofit organization’s headquarters are in Charleston, WVHC Executive Director Eric Waggoner said the organization decided to hold its anniversary celebration in the Eastern Panhandle, due to the many ways the WVHC has invested in local humanities efforts. Without WVHC funding, the Contemporary American Theater Festival would not be able to offer any free programming and no History Alive! actors would be traveling the state, sharing little known stories from the past with modern audiences.
Drought worsens in WV, KY & OH but rain on the way
(WOWK) — The drought is worse in many areas of the WOWK-TV viewing area than it was last week according to the latest United States Drought Monitor. Areas that were not listed last week in the Tri-State area are now listed as Abnormally Dry. Areas that were in the Abnormally Dry category are now in […]
New statewide protocols roll out for EMS agencies in West Virginia
At the beginning of July, the West Virginia Department of Health (WVDH) rolled out new protocols for EMS agencies across the state which will open up the ability for EMTs and paramedics to treat ailments in the field, according to WVDH Secretary Dr. Sherri Young.
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