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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.

Carrot, pumpkin, cucumber, cantaloupe break W.Va. records

Farm at Shady Spring, West Virginia, Raleigh County, New River Gorge Region
Four new produce records were established in 2017 in West Virginia, the state Department of Agriculture announced today. A carrot, cucumber, cantaloupe, and pumpkin...

Shepherd U. offers low-cost alternative to print textbooks

Tina Miller, manager of Shepherd University Bookstore
When fall classes resume at Shepherd University on August 26, some students will have a new, more cost-effective way to purchase their textbooks. Shepherd is...

West Liberty University students planting trees in Ohio County

Students plant trees at the head of Wheeling Island in Wheeling, West Virginia. (Photo courtesy West Liberty University)
Just in time for Earth Day, biology and ecology students at West Liberty University are planting trees in public spaces from Wheeling to West...

WVU webinar series to focus on sustainable rural tourism

The New River Gorge Bridge spans its namesake gorge near Fayetteville, W.Va.
Many West Virginia communities are enjoying a marked increase in tourism as well as an influx of new residents propelled by the work-from-home revolution,...

New River college offering two-day survival skills course

A campfire blazes in the West Virginia hills.
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...

Shepherd University to use drones to help U.S. Forest Service

Photographers on Whispering Spruce Trail, Monongahela National Forest, Allegheny Highlands Region
Faculty and students from Shepherd University will travel to Randolph County over the next five years, where they will use the school’s drone fleet...

Registration open for W.Va. historical masonry workshop

A mason repairs a brick wall.
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, in partnership with the City of Weston, is hosting a week-long historic preservation workshop from April 25- 29,...

WVU offers tips for a safe, healthy farmers' market season

Farmers' Markets are growing increasingly popular in West Virginia as the state's population rebounds.
As farmers' markets in West Virginia open for the season, West Virginia University is providing recommendations to help market managers and vendors safely sell...

New River community college offers beginner's quilting course

Quilting was an important West Virginia tradition. (Image courtesy Arthurdale Heritage)
New River Community and Technical College is offering a four-day quilting class for beginners starting Tuesday, Sept. 24, at its Greenbrier Valley Campus in...

Even in suburbs, unprotected food sources attract bear

Black Bear photo courtesy West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Once rare in many parts of West Virginia, black bear are now found in all counties, and officials are reminding residents that interactions increase...

Shepherd installs state's largest non-profit solar array

Solar Panels at Shepherd University
Shepherd University is now home to the largest non-profit solar installation in West Virginia, thanks to a $100,000 grant from EBSCO Information Services of...

W.Va. Agriculture enlisting public to choose new logo

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture has announced a public voting period to determine the next West Virginia Grown logo, according to Commissioner of...

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