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Huge international food festival returns to Oronoco Bay Park next week
A massive outdoor celebration of international food is making its return for its eighth year to Old Town’s Oronoco Bay Park next week. Around the World Cultural Food Festival, the largest outdoor cultural food festival in the region, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in Oronoco Bay Park.
West Virginia launches Healthy Habits School Contest
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Jim Justice, along with the West Virginia Department of Health, the West Virginia Department of Education, and Aetna Better Health of West Virginia, has announced the launch of the first-ever West Virginia Healthy Habits School Contest. This initiative is designed to highlight and honor elementary schools throughout the state that […]
Southeast DC middle school football team named best in the country | Get Uplifted
WASHINGTON — A group of young athletes from southeast D.C. are getting us uplifted. The Panthers of John Hayden Johnson Middle School are once again champions on and off the football field. The team is ranked the No. 1 middle school football team in the nation. Under the leadership...
WV Department of Agriculture brings interactivity and education at State Fair
FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) – State Fair week is one of the biggest weeks of the year for the Department of Agriculture. Not only does the fair celebrate the award winning animals and plants, they also spread the word about all of the great work people do in making sure food stays fresh from the farm, […]
How the Whole Blood Program Is Helping West Virginia Residents
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services has announced a significant achievement in enhancing emergency medical care across the state. Under the leadership of Governor Jim Justice, West Virginia has become the first state to adopt comprehensive protocols for administering whole blood in ambulances. This innovative program […]
Severe storms possible this weekend
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - High pressure will bring sunshine to north-central West Virginia for Wednesday. Look for continued low humidity, not only today, but also on Thursday. Wednesday night into early Thursday will be on the cool side of overage due to clear skies, no wind, and the aforementioned dry airmass. However, warming up into the middle 80s for Thursday afternoon with Canadian air moving out later in the day. Humidity returns in force on Friday and sticks around through Saturday. As our next storm system moves closer, any sun early Friday gives way to clouds quickly. There will be rain showers Friday and a thunderstorm mixing in for the later hours of the afternoon. While any storm on Friday could be strong or severe, there is a better chance on Saturday. Strong winds and heavy rain will be the biggest threats, but we’ll be on the lookout for any additional hazards. The opportunity for severe weather should be over by the beginning of Sunday, but the rain showers remain. This will be beneficial for lessening the drought conditions we’ve been dealing with over the course of this summer.
DNR’s Wild Yard program lets private landowners get in on wildlife conservation
Tomi Bergstrom skips the lawn mower on the lower half of her lawn in Charleston, West Virginia, and it isn’t because she hates yard work. She’s growing native plants on the 1.6 acres with the goal of protecting the state’s native wildlife. Bergstrom’s yard is one of the 400 that have been certified by the […]
State Fair Concert Series: Oliver Anthony
WHO IS OLIVER ANTHONY? FAIRLEA W.Va. (WVDN) – In this edition of the State Fair Concert Series, we check in on Oliver Anthony. Oliver Anthony, originally Christopher Anthony Lunsford, is an American country-folk singer-songwriter. He chose his grandfather’s name, “Oliver Anthony,” for his stage name to honor the Depression era. Anthony began composing music in […] The post State Fair Concert Series: Oliver Anthony appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Road Trippin'...99th WV State Fair
The First Greenbrier County Fair: The Declaration of Independence was only 78 years old when the first recorded fair was conducted in Greenbrier Valley, Virginia. In 1854, the Greenbrier Agricultural Society began organizing and conducting an annual fair where agricultural accomplishments could be displayed. This popular event attracted entries of livestock, produce and household items from farms throughout the area. The first fair was held at Mr. Nesmith’s Grove, on approximately 2 acres of land. The location of this event was determined by current historians to be at the corner of Washington and Lee Streets in Lewisburg. About 150 northeast of the present location of Lewisburg United Methodist Church.
West Virginia senator removed as committee chair after indecent exposure charges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The chair of a key West Virginia state legislative committee was removed from his position by chamber leadership Wednesday after being charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Republican Sen. Mike Maroney, who led the state Senate Health and Human Resources Committee, was arrested Tuesday...
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