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Live shark encounter thrills audience at State Fair of West Virginia
Fairlea, W.Va. (WVVA) - The State Fair of West Virginia is home to many attractions with some of them being available to the public at no extra charge. One of those is the live shark encounter located near gate four. The show educates the audience about nurse sharks, specifically two...
Greenbrier Co. orgs collect donations, raise funds for good causes at State Fair
FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) – The State Fair of West Virginia partnered with Communities in Schools for a great cause. Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County hosted a school supplies and hygiene items donation outside the front gates of the fairgrounds on Monday, August 12, 2024. Executive Director of Communities in Schools of Greenbrier County, Brittany […]
Frosty Green appointed to Coalfields Expressway Authority
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Numerous appointments/reappointments saw approval during Tuesday’s Regular Session meeting of the Raleigh County Commission, including that of Frosty Green as a member of the Coalfields Expressway Authority. The appointment of Green was the first of several appointment-related considerations to be presented during the most recent meeting of the commission and entails […]
Greenbrier County Schools Celebrates Employees of the Year
LEWISBURG W.Va. – Greenbrier County Schools (GCS) proudly celebrates its 2025 Employees of the Year, honoring exceptional educators and staff who have demonstrated outstanding dedication and service. Each school in the county selects a Teacher of the Year, all of whom are nominated for County Teacher of the Year recognition. A selection committee reviews these nominations […] The post Greenbrier County Schools Celebrates Employees of the Year appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Oak Hill invites community to participate in Community Clean Up on August 22
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY)- The City of Oak Hill is asking the community to help make it a cleaner and more beautiful place to live. Oak Hill is hosting a clean-up day with support from the WV Community Development Hub on Thursday, August 22. Volunteers will meet at the amphitheater...
Woodrow Wilson hosts Third Annual Senior Expo event
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Woodrow Wilson High School staff and faculty members were joined by students, families, and local organizations on Monday for the school’s Third Annual Senior Expo event. The event was hosted as a means of consolidating resources for Woodrow students to prepare them for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year. It is the […]
Academy Sports + Outdoors to open in Beckley next month
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Academy Sports + Outdoors, a prominent retailer specializing in sporting goods and outdoor recreation, is set to open its first store in Beckley in September 2024. The new location, situated in the Beckley Plaza Shopping Center at 301 Beckley Plaza, will span nearly 70,000 square feet and offer a wide range […]
Winsome Sears deeply ‘upset’ over Walz combat claim: ‘You never were in war’
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) criticized Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) for his past comments on his National Guard service, arguing Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 running mate has “never” faced combat in war. A 2018 clip of Walz shared by the Harris campaign showed the governor speaking against gun violence and stating that “weapons of […]
In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs
In a series of conversations and interviews this month in Wheeling, voters said they feel like politicians aren’t responding to urgent, unaddressed problems in West Virginia. This is part of Mountain State Spotlight’s ongoing effort to talk with residents in all of West Virginia’s 55 counties in the run-up to the 2024 election. We’re asking […] In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
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