West Virginia Writers Celebrate 40 Years of Literature Laura Jackson Roberts June 22, 2017 On the second weekend in June, a pack of strange and wonderful people descends upon the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in the green hills of Ripley, West Virginia. They’re artsy folk, young and old, with a...
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship at High Point Parween Mascari June 22, 2017 Located a few miles outside of Morgantown, High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, PA, has hosted professional motocross racing events like the annual Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship since the inaugural event...
The Epic Story of West Virginia’s Most Notorious Murders Jeremy Morris June 22, 2017 Writer and journalist J. Kendall Perkinson, a member of our Zackquill writing team, moved to Morgantown last year to pursue a graduate degree at West Virginia University. He soon found himself intrigued by a...
Partnership Helps Small Farms and Boosts Local Farming Economy Carly Stover June 20, 2017 The West Virginia Farmers Market Association (WVFMA) and Refresh Appalachia are teaming up to fill agricultural gaps and create economic opportunities in the Mountain State. Many farmers are unable to process...
Taking the Fight Out of Chimney Fires Samantha Cart June 19, 2017 Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say. After a home chimney fire in 1978 that luckily did not cause any long-term damage, the gears started turning in the mind of West Virginia investment...
Invest in West Virginia’s Heritage Danielle LaPresta Parker June 18, 2017 You can help 3 historic nonprofit organizations raise funding needed to host one-year Preserve WV AmeriCorps members. Through this program, Preserve WV AmeriCorps members manage volunteers for their sites...
The Case for “Brain Gain” in West Virginia Travis Kahle June 17, 2017 There is a constant murmur among the leaders of West Virginia bemoaning the outward migration of our state’s young talent. While our economy suffers, our brightest students look for work in Pittsburgh, DC,...
A Real-Life Superhero Nadir Mirza June 17, 2017 How often do you get to meet a real-life super hero? The Greatest Generation was Tom Brokaw’s affectionate description for the generation of Americans who grew up during the Great Depression, went on to...
New Story is Here West Virginia Jake Lynch June 9, 2017 One year on from the first New Story in Morgantown in the summer of 2016, and I’ll admit to you that, as its creator, I’m still not entirely sure what we have on our hands here. It’s a beast with many...
WHAT MAKES WEST VIRGINIA #ALMOSTHEAVEN TO ME Chelsea Ruby - WV Tourism Commissioner June 2, 2017 West Virginians—and everyone who loves West Virginia—I have a small but very important favor to ask: This month, take a few minutes to tell the world what it is you love about our state. West...
Connecting Veterans to Campus Beth Caruthers May 27, 2017 Marshall University’s new director of military and veterans affairs may not have had a long career in the military, but he certainly knows the challenges military and veteran students and dependents face on...
WV’s Premier Running Camp Expands Katie Nolan May 25, 2017 Camp River Runners Summer Youth Run Camps are back, bigger, and better for 2017. New is our overnight High School Camp July 16-19. We continue our Middle School Day Camp July 10-13 and High School Day Camp...
Rising Scientist Program Launched Megan Archer May 25, 2017 When 15-year-old Addison Leaberry asked to meet with Marshall University’s President Jerry Gilbert last fall, she had no idea he would agree to meet. She also had no idea that he would take her...
Bramwell, Home of the Millionaires Michael Abraham May 24, 2017 I soon arrived in Bramwell, a fascinating village and one of my favorites anywhere. It sits on an oxbow bend in the Bluestone River and is only a few hundred yards from one end to the other. In the middle are...
The Marriage of the Bluefields Michael Abraham May 19, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Find other articles in this series here Bluefield, Virginia wasn’t much different from Bluefield, West Virginia, seemingly more of a continuation of the same strip of aged...
She Took A Leap of Faith Allyssa Covert May 17, 2017 For the past 10 months, I have woken up each day to the beautiful view of the state capitol directly across the Kanawha River. To be more specific, I was waking up in the freshman dorms at the University of...
Immigrants Flock to the Coal fields of Southern West Virginia Michael Abraham May 16, 2017 Chasing the Powhatan Arrow Other stories in the series can be found here It’s only three miles along SR-120 from Pocahontas, Virginia to its more affluent sister town, Bramwell, West Virginia. On our...
Firefighter Risks Her Life to Save Others Michael Abraham May 14, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Firefighter Davina Clayton Risks Her Life to Save Others Other stories in the series can be found here “You have to have some ability to take risks. You have to take risks...
The Challenges in Modern-Day Bluefield Michael Abraham May 12, 2017 Chasing The Powhatan Arrow Lawyer Peter Richardson talks about the challenges in his city Find Part One Here While in town, I called on an old Virginia Tech classmate, Peter Richardson, who works in a...
Hey Doc…Try This! Victoria Konrad May 12, 2017 International Award Winning nutrition writer Gary Taubes Joins West Virginia health leaders at Try This for Health Professionals Day June 1 Piggybacking on the fourth annual Try This West Virginia...