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Founding family of Alderson fights errant town to save historic landmark

Historic Alderson Store Building
ALDERSON, W.Va. — Members of one of West Virginia's founding families are fighting to save a commercial building on the National Register of Historic...

Scenic trout stream lies hidden along I-77 / I-64 West Virginia...

An angler casts into scenic Paint Creek, hidden just out of site of Interstates 64 and 77.
PAX, W.Va. — Few motorists traveling the West Virginia Turnpike between Beckley and Charleston may know that one of the state's most beautiful trout...

Starlink broadband attracting residents to remote West Virginia

Starlink Over West Virginia
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Satellite-based broadband is allowing telecommuters to settle in some of the most remote areas in West Virginia, a development that's changing...

Alliance declares historic stone walls across West Virginia "endangered"

Sibray Visits Historic Stone Wall in West Virginia
ELKINS, W.Va. — To help educate the public about the value and stability of historic stone walls, the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia has...

Preservation programs will support leasing in Thurmond ghost town

Historic Thurmond in West Virginia
THURMOND, W.Va. — Programming through a preservation organization in West Virginia will support leasing in this historic town where the National Park Service had...

Repair of historic forest pavilion at Blue Bend earns preservation award

HistoriCorps Project At Blue Bend
FRANKFORD, W.Va. — One of the most significant restorations underway in West Virginia has attracted the attention of state preservationists, who are awarding its...

New West Virginia rail trail leads through isolated mountain valley

Clear Fork Rail Trail in West Virginia
WHITESVILLE, W.Va. — A new recreational trail in an isolated valley in southern West Virginia has piqued the curiosity of hikers, bikers, and residents...

W.Va. driver's license design features New River Gorge Bridge

2023 West Virginia License Plate Design
CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing driver’s licenses and identification cards with a new look and design...

Grant available to save neglected historic buildings in W.Va.

Cold Metal Building In Wellsburg in West Virginia
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is accepting applications for its new Saving Historic Places Grant, designed to save certified historic buildings in rural...

Sheet steel mill to bring 800 jobs to Mason County

The Nucor Steel plant at Berkeley, S.C. employs 900. The W.Va. plant will employ 800.
Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Nucor Corporation has selected Mason County in western West Virginia as the location for a state-of-the-art sheet steel...

Economy building around new Elk River Trail State Park

The new Elk River Trail State Park is attracting business interests.
Excitement is building around the new Elk River Trail State Park in central West Virginia, especially downstream along the 30-mile corridor between the park...

Omnis to invest $60 million to extract rare earth metals

Coal waste impoundments in southwestern West Virginia.
MULLENS, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has announced that Omnis Sublimation Recovery Technologies will invest $60 million in Wyoming County and use...

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