Shepherd University to use drones to help U.S. Forest Service
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...
Epic "Fright Nights" near Beckley expands into five large attractions
In its tenth year, the hugely popular Fright Nights haunt near Beckley, West Virginia, has been expanded into five attractions and has been relocated...
W.Va. tourism commercials win top national award
The West Virginia Tourism Office’s new television commercials took the industry’s top honor at the U.S. Travel Association’s Mercury Awards on Aug. 20, according...
Annual Mountain Games competition tests pioneer skills
Survival on the Appalachian frontier required unique skills around which the fourth annual Mountain Games competition September 21 at Heritage Farm near Huntington, West...
Eighth annual spring nature event set for April 9 at St....
St. Albans Parks and Recreation and organizers are pleased to announce the Eighth Annual "Take a Walk on The Wild Side" Nature Hike event...
Bethany College invites students to reflect on 400 years of slavery
August 25 marks 400 years since slavery arrived in what would become the United States, and on Sunday the students of Bethany College Freshmen...
Alderson Broaddus U. welcomes 13 new faculty members
Alderson Broaddus University this week welcomed 13 new faculty members to its scenic campus overlooking the Tygart Valley River at Philippi, West Virginia.
The private,...
Denise Giardina to portray Minnie Pearl at Bramwell Sept. 13
Appalachian writer and former gubernatorial candidate Denise Giardina will portray late humorist "Minnie Pearl" at the Bramwell Interpretive Center at Bramwell, West Virginia, on...
WVU receives record $181 million-plus in research funding
External funding for research and other sponsored programs at West Virginia University totaled $181.4 million this past fiscal year, a university record that bucks a...
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease diagnosed in West Virginia deer
West Virginia is experiencing an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in the state’s white-tailed deer herd, according to the Wildlife Resources Section of the...
Princeton Review ranks Shepherd among best in southeast
Shepherd University has been ranked among the best colleges in the southeastern U.S. by The Princeton Review, which has ranked 656 colleges across five...
Gauley River whitewater rafting season begins Sept. 6
One of the most scenic rivers in the U.S. becomes one of the best whitewater rafting runs in the world on September 6, attracting...
