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Welcome to the Communities News Directory at West Virginia Explorer. Be sure to visit our Communities Travel Guide for information about communities in West Virginia.

West Virginia now manufactures unique composite helicopters

Carbon-fiber composite helicopters allow for easier and less-expensive repairs.
The result of a collaboration among Safari Helicopters, Carbon Fiber Composites,  and the Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University, a new helicopter is...

Railroad runs through the heart of this West Virginia town

Old Museum Building at Grave Creek c. 1949
A railroad coursing through a community in the Mountain State is no rarity, but the line that runs through the heart of downtown Saint...

W.Va. tourism outpaces national growth by 58 percent

A paddler in an inflatable kayak challenges the Dries of the New River.
Governor Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s tourism industry grew for the second consecutive year in 2018. The two-year growth trend reverses years...

West Virginia receives $250,000 in specialty crop grants

Tomatoes ripen in a West Virginia Garden.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $242,335.25 to ten projects to enhance the production, processing, and consumption of specialty crops in West Virginia. W.Va....

West Liberty unveils new track, athletic complex

West Liberty University has dedicated a new field and athletic complex.
West Liberty University this weekend dedicated a new field and athletic complex, which will serve the school's track, soccer, and cross-country squads. The West Family...

Glenville creates forestry, land surveying scholarships

A forester manages growth in a West Virginia woodland.
The Glenville State College Department of Land Resources has announced new scholarships honoring two professors who pioneered the forest technology and land-surveying technology majors...

WVDA to hold dairy industry meetings in November

Dairy cattle graze in a meadow.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is inviting milk producers and the public to discuss the state of the dairy industry in West Virginia...

WVU awarded $5 million to build acid mine drainage facility

An acidic stream in West Virginia is revealed by yellow-tinged rocks.
The West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University has been awarded $5 million to scale-up its Rare-Earth Recovery Project, which will include...

18 percent of West Virginia under severe drought status

Officials with the W.Va. Department of Agriculture warn that 18.7 percent of the Mountain State as of October 3, 2019, is under severe drought status.
Officials with the W.Va. Department of Agriculture warn that 18.7 percent of the Mountain State as of October 3, 2019, is under severe drought...

WVU, NASA partnership soars with $25 million contract

The Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility
Students at West Virginia University will help ensure space travel is safe for future explorers thanks to the continuation of a long-standing partnership with...

Hemp production in West Virginia quadrupled in 2019

Industrial hemp grows inside a greenhouse.
Industrial hemp farmers in West Virginia more than quadrupled crop production in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to the West Virginia Department...

WVU expanding its Charleston presence with new office space

West Virginia University has announced plans to open a new facility in the Equities House in downtown Charleston, West Virginia.
West Virginia University is expanding its presence in Charleston, West Virginia, leasing two floors in Equities House, a central downtown office building that will...

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