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Mountaineer Food Bank to hold annual Tee to Table golf tournament fundraiser
ROANOKE, W.Va (WDTV) - Stonewall Resort is hosting the 5th annual Tee to Table Golf Tournament this week to support a local food bank. The tournament is held to benefit the Mountaineer Food Bank in their mission of fighting hunger and providing food to West Virginians in need. The food bank was created in 1981 and placed in Gassaway in Braxton County due to its central location. Over the years, the food bank has become the largest emergency food provider in the state distributing 23 million pounds annually.
Taylor County Family Resources holds family fun night
GRAFTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Taylor County Family Resources held a Family Fun Night Wednesday in Grafton. The event let families in the area see what resources are available to them and let the kids play outside with their friends. Cathy Coontz-Griffith, the executive director of the TCFR, says this is...
Previewing WVU’s Rookies in the NFL
Three rookies will represent West Virginia University in the upcoming NFL season. Frazier was a second round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, taken by the Pittsburgh Steelers. In ESPN’s unofficial depth chart for the team, Frazier is projected to be the starting center this season. The Steelers have been making their offensive line younger as of recent, with their last two 1st round draft picks being used on right tackle Troy Fautanu and left tackle Broderick Jones.
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital Transport Team assures no child goes without the care they need
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WTRF) – West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and even Virginia – Children in all these states and more are able to receive the state-of-the-art care WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital provides because of their Transport Team. They call it the “mobile ICU” because it has equipment to care for children who are just months […]
Webster County BOE suspends motion to send students from Hacker Valley to high school
WEBSTER SPRINGS, W.Va (WDTV) - Monday night at the Webster County Board of Education meeting, staff, parents and students convinced the school board to suspend the motion to send seventh and eighth grade students from the Hacker Valley School to Webster County High for the 2024-25 school year. “I do...
Jekyll & Hyde to Open New Location in Baxter, Taking Over Former Lucky Duck Space
Jekyll & Hyde, a family-owned and operated steampunk-inspired taphouse, grill, brewery, and distillery, is set to open a new location in Baxter, taking over the space previously occupied by Lucky Duck. According to a recent Instagram post, the new location is anticipated to open its doors this fall or winter.
Not Too Early Big XII Hoops Predictions: No. 9, West Virginia
As expected, West Virginia's first post-Huggins season was very rough. The Mountaineers won only nine games overall and four in the Big XII. They've obviously got a very long way to go before they can challenge in the Big XII. However, the 2024 squad is gone. Literally. Only two players from that team return and neither of them figure to be in the rotation this season. And this is one case in which roster discontinuity is probably a very good thing.
Fairmont State's Perry Baker Ready For 2024 Summer Olympics
FAIRMONT, W.Va. – As the United States Olympic Teams get set for the Opening Ceremony and competition, former Fairmont State University student-athlete Perry Baker is gearing up for his third Olympics. As a student-athlete at Fairmont State, Baker was a First Team All-WVIAC and Second Team All-Region member of...
Bobcat Tennis Claims 13 ITA Scholar-Athlete Awards
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced, Tuesday, the 2024 Division II Men's and Women's ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams. Both of West Virginia Wesleyan College's tennis programs were awarded the All-Academic Team distinction. In addition, the following Bobcats were named an ITA Scholar-Athlete:. Dominique Jansen Van Vuuren. Andres Valverde-Gonzalez. To...
Rain showers and possible storms today and tomorrow before high pressure finally settles into the area
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Good morning NCWV! We are halfway through the week and we are still seeing these much needed rain showers this morning. These rain showers are remaining relatively scattered throughout the day as this frontal system is still stalling over us, but we will see an increase in showers later today as another frontal system is starting to push into the Ohio River valley and is going to be in NCWV by the end of today. With these scattered showers throughout most of today, our high temperatures are going to be very similar to yesterday only getting into the low to mid 80s in the lowlands and the low to mid 70s in the higher elevations.
Fairmont City Council holds last meeting of July
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) - Fairmont City Council held their final meeting of the month of July Tuesday night. Seven ordinances were up for adoption that would impact daily life in the Friendly City, including amending and supplementing articles regarding how to make drive-through facilities conditionally permitted in the main corridor commercial district and make restaurants with alcohol sales conditionally permitted in neighborhood mixed use.
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