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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.

Use our ultimate guide to spring wildflowers in West Virginia

A yellow spring flower blossoms on an Allegheny ridge top.
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...

Unusual springs a focus of research at resort for sale in...

Sibray And Burdette At Salt Sulphur Springs
SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Members of the real estate brokerage engaged in selling a historic resort in scenic Monroe County have waded into...

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...

West Virginia officials break ground on section of US-48 expressway

Corridor H Map in West Virginia
PARSONS, W.Va. — Officials in West Virginia have broken ground on one of the remaining sections of the US-48 expressway, opening more of the...

Forbes names West Virginia among best U.S. employers

Charleston, West Virginia, Kanawha County, Metro Valley Region
The State of West Virginia has been named to the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers 2022, Gov. Jim Justice announced. The list includes...

West Virginia reaches nation's second highest export growth rate

“Our days of being 50th in every category coming and going are over," Justice said of the announcement.
Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia had reached the second-highest export growth rate of any state in the nation in 2021. He...

Isolated cemeteries in hilly West Virginia require special care

Joni Morris At Mount Calvary Cemetery in West Virginia
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Due to isolation and hilly terrain, rural cemeteries in West Virginia often require special care. One of the state's leading conservators...

Origin of name "Pickle Street" remains a central W.Va. mystery

Editor David Sibray at Pickle Street sign
PICKLE STREET, W.Va. — Of all the odd community names in West Virginia, "Pickle Street" must rank among the oddest. Why this hamlet in...

West Virginia University professor unveils new "people's tomato"

Gallegly With Tomato in West Virginia
A West Virginia University plant pathology professor emeritus who has spent more than 70 years developing hearty tomato varieties for home gardeners has created...

Forgotten West Virginia tavern rediscovered in Greenbrier County

David Sibray At Level Tavern in West Virginia
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Once counted among the most gracious homes in the Greenbrier Valley, the historic Level Tavern on scenic US-219 is being rediscovered,...

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...

"Worm Moon of March" lore is accurate, says West Virginia gardener

Worm Moon Of March in West Virginia
FLAT TOP, W.Va. — Worms are already making their presence known in the upper layers of the soil in early March, says a West...

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