USDA detects boxwood blight in West Virginia gardens
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has detected boxwood blight in several residential and commercial landscapes throughout West Virginia.
The blight was first diagnosed in...
Champe Rocks named for would-be captor of Benedict Arnold
SENECA ROCKS, W.Va. — The towering blades of quartzite that form Champe Rocks in Pendleton County might seem a world away from the battlegrounds...
Curious turn-of-the-century town attracting Ohio River investors
Rural Sistersville, West Virginia, might seem a curious place for a village of high-style architecture, but then the oil rush that brought prosperity here...
W.Va. board-game developer launches first title on Kickstarter
Lonely Hero Games, a new board game development company founded by two Beckley natives, has launched its first game, "Bank Heist" on the crowdfunding...
W.Va. State Parks to host second Farm-to-Table dinner series
The W.Va. Department of Agriculture will host nine farm-to-table dinners at state park restaurants between June 15 and September 12 in conjunction with the...
New River college offering two-day survival skills course
Enhance your survival skills and knowledge during a two-day course offered in May at New River Community and Technical College’s campus in Nicholas County...
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...
Hemp licenses triple in West Virginia in 2019
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture issued 158 individual licenses under its new industrial hemp program for 2019—more than triple the amount issued in...
W.Va. Dept. of Agriculture releases new five-year plan
The West Virginia Agriculture Advisory Board has released a five year-strategic plan for West Virginia agriculture, which Commissioner of Agricultural Ken Leonhardt says he...
New national heritage area to attract travel, investment
A new national heritage area established in March will attract financing and tourism to eastern West Virginia and western Maryland—a region that encompasses millions...
Little girl saved train on the little-known Short Line in 1902
PINE GROVE, W.Va. — Pine Grove, West Virginia, each year hosts the Shortline Ramp Festival, the celebration of the native "ramp," or wild leek,...
Use our ultimate guide to spring wildflowers in West Virginia
After winter's passed and before the trees leaf out, the West Virginia forest bursts into a profusion of colorful flowers.
No one understood this Appalachian...
