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Relay for Life participants join together to raise funds to fight cancer
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WV News) -- Jackson County’s Relay for Life is growing. That was evident from all the participants who came out to fellowship, have fun, raise funds, and support each other at the June 14 event. Ravenswood’s Riverfront Park was the site for heartfelt testimonials, good food, line...
Museum Memo
We were founded in 1972 by the Jackson County Historical Society to share the history of our county and the Ohio River’s Great Bend region with objects, photographs, and archives. In 2020, the Historical Society gave the museum and collection to the City of Ravenswood to carry on its mission of preserving and promoting county history.
Portion of Jackson County road closing through June 25
RAVENSWOOD — Jackson County Route 2/2, Jesse Run Road, will be closed, beginning. at milepost 0.70, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. through June 25 for a slip repair. Motorists are asked to plan accordingly. Inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances could change the work schedule.
Jackson County Read Aloud provides a bounty of books to students
RIPLEY, W.Va. (WV News) — Ripley Elementary fifth-grade teacher Sara Drennen said her students look forward to Judy Sheets coming to their classroom each week. “Judy is our Read Aloud volunteer,” Drennen said. “She chooses books to read that my students really enjoy.”
Ravenswood Titanium Project Fuses Manufacturing, Solar Power
The sounds of heavy construction equipment puncture the air on bottomland near the Ohio River in Jackson County. Within the next year or so, a factory will rise from the ground. A company called Timet will make titanium parts for use in the aerospace industry. And it will be powered...
Roane County angler catches the inaugural black crappie record
GANDEEVILLE, W.Va. — A Roane County angler has caught the state’s first record black crappie. Craig Webb of Gandeeville, West Virginia hooked the big fish while fishing at Woodrum Lake in Jackson County on the evening of June 9th. “I came upon the first tree top in about...
Ravenswood high school completes turf field and it is now ready to use
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - In January Jackson County Superintendent Will Hosaflook announced that Ravenswood high school would be getting a brand new turf field. Six months later the turf field is complete and ready to be used. “If you take a look around it has come a long way. We...
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