Isolated Webster County once declared itself a state
Perhaps no county in West Virginia is as isolated as Webster County. Entirely mountainous, no expressway or U.S. highway ventures into it, and many...
Brownfield assistance center calls for community applicants
Is your community suffering from the appearance of its old industrial or commercial sites—otherwise known as brownfields? The West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at West...
Historian looks for patterns in vanishing town names
Bacontown, Battleship, Black Oak Bottom — though they no longer exist, these vanished communities are among nearly 300 towns that historian Carl Wolfe has...
Leah Nestor plans a perfect day in Marion County, W.Va.
Marion County has become one of the most vibrant communities in West Virginia — the kind of place one can experience a practically Perfect...
Putnam County, WV, boasts plenty of cozy winter venues
Midway between West Virginia's two largest cities (Charleston and Huntington), pastoral Putnam County provides metro-valley residents a convenient retreat from hustle and bustle. That's only...
Origin of name "Pickle Street" remains a central W.Va. mystery
Of all the odd community names one finds in West Virginia, "Pickle Street" may rank among the oddest. Why this hamlet on Leading Creek in...
Fayetteville, W.Va., to host glow-in-the-dark egg hunt
To raise money for a March 31 children's egg hunt, organizers in Fayetteville, West Virginia, will host a glow-in-the-dark egg hunt for adults on...
Historic nomination could spur economy in former W.Va. mining town
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Efforts to nominate a former coal-mining town in southern West Virginia to the National Register of Historic Places could spur economic...
Gift of vacation cabin aids flood recovery in Greenbrier Valley
Steve and Annette Marchetti's donation of a highland cabin in the Greenbrier Valley has boosted flood recovery in the region and attracted a new...
W.Va. resort ranked among top five Mother's Day destinations
Adventures on the Gorge has been named one of the top five Mother’s Day destinations in the U.S. by national travel and realty magazine...
National Park visitors spent more than $58 million in so. W.Va.
A new report issued by the National Park Service indicates 1,347,957 visitors to national parks in southern West Virginia spent $58,604,300 in nearby communities...
Strong real estate performance reflects increasing confidence in W.Va., southern Va.
Commercial real estate sales volume prices at the end of 2016 were up 34 percent over similar sales in 2014, according to the study....