Strange tales of 'Turkey Witches' weren't uncommon in early W.Va.
WITCHER CREEK, W.Va. — It wasn't long ago that country folk in West Virginia might tell tales of a turkey witch. Of all the...
Ghostly thunder in W.Va. mountains tied to subterranean source
GILBERT, W.Va. — As the tale goes, folks in the neighborhood of Codger Town in Wyoming County were haunted by a thundering rumble, the...
Mystery of Cole Mountain Lights lingers in South Branch Valley
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — Tales of supernatural lights are not uncommon in the Appalachian Mountains. While science has dispelled some of these phenomena, the lore...
Thanksgiving Day anniversary was first celebrated in West Virginia
WHEELING, W.Va. — Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated in West Virginia before being celebrated nationally, thanks to a politician who hoped to provide some...
Historian at Shepherd U. to present study of Battle of South...
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV—Shepherd University’s George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War will host a free author’s talk with historian Curtis Older...
Only ruins remain of Blue Sulphur Springs resort east of Huntington
ONA, W.Va. — In a nondescript woodland along US-60 (with a modern concrete bridge looming in the background) lies the site of what was...
W.Va. monsters going corporate? GoMart app suggests so
GASSAWAY, W.Va.— Is West Virginia monster lore going corporate? A new commercial app that features the Mountain State's most famous monsters suggests it could...
West Virginia's 160th birthday celebration scheduled for noon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice is inviting all West Virginians to the state culture center at the capitol complex in Charleston, West Virginia,...
$500,000 provided for preservation of Shepherdstown Battlefield
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Jefferson County Farmland Protection...
Funding awarded for outdoor recreation site at Beckley Mill
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $500,000 grant to the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority to remediate a...
Dunlow depot added to National Register of Historic Places
DUNLOW, W.Va. — The small, unincorporated community of Dunlow on WV-152 in southern Wayne County typically does not stir interest among passersby. Drive too...
West Virginia once among chief manufacturers of glassware
West Virginia was once among the world's chief exporters of glass, supporting more than 400 factories through the 20th century. Now, only a handful...
