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West Virginia Democrats attending the DNC endorse Vice President Harris
With the Democratic National Convention less than a month away, the Democratic Party appears to be inching closer and closer to nominating Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's nominee in the 2024 presidential election, including those from West Virginia.
W.Va. WIC celebrates 50th anniversary
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The 50th Anniversary celebration begins at 3 pm at Ritter Park in Huntington at Shelters 1 and 2. Festivities will include program enrollments, family-friendly games and activities, informational booths, and a pop-up farmer’s market to honor WIC’s impact on West Virginia families.
Coal town Omar lives on in FSA photos
The striking Great Depression-era photos of miners at Omar, West Virginia try to tell a simple story of daily life in the coal fields. The photos depict men who performed dangerous, back-breaking work to earn a poor man’s dollar, the long walk home, or a trip to a segregated movie theater.
Code Red Status announced by the Mercer County Animal Shelter
MERCER COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — The Mercer County Animal Shelter announced that they are in Code Red as of Friday, July 26, 2024. According to a post on the Mercer County Animal Shelter’s Facebook page, they are in Code Red status with 86 dogs at the shelter. Members of the Mercer County Animal Shelter asked […]
Mount Hope excited to expand city’s boundaries with Appalachian Heights site
MOUNT HOPE, WV (WOAY) – The city of Mount Hope recently made an intergovernmental agreement with Raleigh County regarding the Appalachian Heights site. Mayor Michael Kessinger calls it a positive step that they annexed Route 19 south into Raleigh at the North Beckley exit, expanding the city’s boundaries and the pipe yard adjacent to 19 to the right.
Mysterious Ferguson's Rock feature of historic road through Beckley, W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Questions may always surround a mysterious boulder found 200 years ago in southern West Virginia inscribed with the characters "S. Ferguson F. County 1814." (The numeral "4" is chiseled in reverse.) Ferguson's Rock has since been the focus of local legends, including tales of a phantom...
Three arrested for kidnapping, assault in Summers County
MEADOW BRIDGE W.Va. (Hinton News) - A 70-year-old man was reportedly kidnapped, robbed and beaten in Summers County on Thursday July 15. Three individuals have been arrested. According to a statement from the West Virginia State Police, "On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Senior Trooper S. K. Weikle of the Hinton Detachment, received a complaint regarding an elderly man who had been abducted, beaten and robbed." The statement goes on to say, "Senior Trooper S.K. Weikel’s investigation revealed that on or about Monday, July 15, 2024, 32 year old Lataura E. Jarrett, 32 year old Wesely S. Taylor and 24 year old Johnathan...
Bluefield’s 400 block demolition project creating space for opportunities downtown
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — There remain several more days of debris removal but for all intents and purposes the 400 block of Federal Street in downtown Bluefield is gone following a major demolition project. The Bluefield Economic Development Authority hired a contractor that began the work of tearing down and...
Transcend Realty cuts ribbon on Main Street location
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Team members with Transcend Realty were joined by friends, family, and local leadership to cut the ribbon on the agency’s new location on Main Street in Downtown Beckley. The ribbon cutting ceremony was facilitated by the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce and saw attendance from an array of community members and […]
KCS working with East Bank Middle School to find solution for home football games
EAST BANK, W.Va. (WCHS) — The East Bank Middle School football team just might get to play games on their field this upcoming season after all. Calvert Field, where the team plays, was deemed unsafe after structural engineers said games could not be played until repairs are made. The field can still be used, but the current state of areas like the press box and bleachers have made it to where games cannot be hosted there. That means home games would have to be played somewhere else.
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