Clyde Craig
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The familiar hum of the gold and blue “Personal Rapid Transit” cars has been part of life at West Virginia University for half a century. This fall, the “PRT,” which was the first large-scale automated guideway transit system in the U.S., is celebrating 50 years of service to students, faculty, staff, and … Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A horror-thriller filmed in Huntington in 2024, “Self Help” is set for a nationwide theatrical release on Halloween through Mainframe Pictures. The rollout will include “Mischief Night Sneak Previews” on Thursday, Oct. 30, followed by a digital release from Cineverse in early 2026, according to Dave Lavender, director of the West Virginia … Read more
THURMOND, W.Va. — One of the richest aspects of history in southern West Virginia involves coal mining. Following the Civil War, coal production in much of the region boomed. Railroads were soon built along the New, Coal, and Guyandotte rivers to transport the coal out to mills in the Ohio Valley. Coalfields were plentiful throughout … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Top travel destinations in West Virginia are once again receiving national recognition, with three of the state’s premier resorts named to Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. The Greenbrier, Stonewall Resort, and Snowshoe Mountain all earned high marks from readers in this year’s rankings, underscoring West Virginia’s growing reputation as a … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Five West Virginia agri-businesses, organizations, and agencies will share more than $300,000 in specialty crop block grant program funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administered through the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. The grants will support marketing, education, and research initiatives that strengthen West Virginia’s specialty crop industry. The U.S. Department … Read more
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The National Park Service has accepted the nomination of historic stone walls in Morgantown, West Virginia, to the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing their enduring craftsmanship, cultural significance, and contribution to the city’s Depression-era landscape. The efforts of the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia resulted in a successful nomination, which highlighted … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On a typical Saturday night in the 1930s, when coal dust and church bells marked the rhythm of daily life, radios across the Ohio Valley crackled with music that echoes like the hills themselves. The signal came from WWVA in Wheeling, a small but powerful West Virginia station whose Saturday night broadcast … Read more
BECKLEY, W. Va. — The Beckley campus of the School of Nursing at West Virginia University Tech has secured one of the top spots for “Best Nursing School in West Virginia” for 2026 from Registered Nursing. Hillary Parcell, chair of the university’s Beckley campus, said the recognition demonstrates that its rigorous curriculum pays off for … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trail advocates and trail-building organizations from across West Virginia are being asked to voice their opinions on building and maintaining the Mountain State’s recreational trails this fall in a series of statewide meetings. Sam England, executive director of West Virginia Trail, says the meetings will bring together stakeholders from across the region … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the spring of 1974, an unassuming school board meeting in Kanawha County ignited a tempest that would engulf classrooms, coal mines, homes, and headlines in a bitter clash over textbooks and values. It was no ordinary curriculum dispute. It erupted into what historians and educators recall as one of the most … Read more
