Cody Straley is a historian and writer from Kenova, West Virginia. He is currently the National Register Coordinator at the West Virginia Historic Preservation Office.
Cody Straley
West Virginia’s Farm-to-Table dinner series returns with scenic feasts, local flavor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The highly anticipated Farm-to-Table Dinner Series...
Coopers Rock State Forest in W.Va. doubles number of campsites
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — Twenty-five new campsites have been...
West Virginia unveils daily one-mile trail program in 32 state parks
BEAVER, W.Va. — To encourage West Virginians to walk...
Pinnacle Rock geologic marvel in West Virginia part of larger formation
BRAMWELL, W.Va. — Towering above the valley of the...
Tu-Endie-Wei in W.Va. added to Underground Railroad network
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Tu-Endie-Wei State Park has been...
West Virginia Explorer celebrates record 3.3 million monthly users amid 25th anniversary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Explorer, the state’s most...
Almost Heaven in focus: Here are the most photographed places in West Virginia
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Many of the most photographed places...
West Virginia unveils 2025 fall foliage map, peak dates, live leaf tracker
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Autumn 2025 will soon be here,...
The story behind Bernard Coffindaffer’s crosses that dot America’s highways
SUTTON, W.Va. — One night in 1984, the Reverend...
West Virginia Waterfall Trail surpasses an unexpected 125,000 check-ins
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Waterfall Trail has...
Park Service releases finding on demos of historic structures in New River Gorge
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — The National Park Service has...
Sandstone Falls emerges as a must-see destination in the New River Gorge
SANDSTONE, W.Va. — Sandstone Falls, one of the most...
A hidden parkway travels beneath the New River Gorge Bridge in W.Va.
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Nearly all who cross the towering...
Organizations join forces to apprehend New River Gorge vandals
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Two organizations in West Virginia...
Grandview panoramas showcase New River Gorge at its widest, deepest
SHADY SPRING, W.Va. — Perched more than 1,400 feet...
Wolves and panthers roamed the forgotten wilderness east of the West Virginia capital
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Glance at a road map of...
The magic of September in West Virginia, when summer fades and autumn awakens
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Meteorologists mark September 1 as the...
West Virginia haunted by the ghosts of the Teays River and other ancient streams
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is haunted by the...
West Virginia woodland for sale on Barker’s Creek offers mountain serenity
MULLENS, W.Va. — Nestled deep within the wooded hollows...
The Battle of Stanaford: A massacre in W.Va. vanished from the pages of labor history
STANAFORD, W.Va. — A quiet residential community outside the...
West Virginia’s Farm-to-Table dinner series returns with scenic feasts, local flavor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The highly anticipated Farm-to-Table Dinner Series...
Coopers Rock State Forest in W.Va. doubles number of campsites
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — Twenty-five new campsites have been...
West Virginia unveils daily one-mile trail program in 32 state parks
BEAVER, W.Va. — To encourage West Virginians to walk...
Pinnacle Rock geologic marvel in West Virginia part of larger formation
BRAMWELL, W.Va. — Towering above the valley of the...
Tu-Endie-Wei in W.Va. added to Underground Railroad network
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Tu-Endie-Wei State Park has been...
West Virginia Explorer celebrates record 3.3 million monthly users amid 25th anniversary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Explorer, the state’s most...
Almost Heaven in focus: Here are the most photographed places in West Virginia
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Many of the most photographed places...
West Virginia unveils 2025 fall foliage map, peak dates, live leaf tracker
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Autumn 2025 will soon be here,...
The story behind Bernard Coffindaffer’s crosses that dot America’s highways
SUTTON, W.Va. — One night in 1984, the Reverend...
West Virginia Waterfall Trail surpasses an unexpected 125,000 check-ins
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Waterfall Trail has...
Park Service releases finding on demos of historic structures in New River Gorge
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — The National Park Service has...
Sandstone Falls emerges as a must-see destination in the New River Gorge
SANDSTONE, W.Va. — Sandstone Falls, one of the most...
A hidden parkway travels beneath the New River Gorge Bridge in W.Va.
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Nearly all who cross the towering...
Organizations join forces to apprehend New River Gorge vandals
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Two organizations in West Virginia...
Grandview panoramas showcase New River Gorge at its widest, deepest
SHADY SPRING, W.Va. — Perched more than 1,400 feet...
Wolves and panthers roamed the forgotten wilderness east of the West Virginia capital
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Glance at a road map of...
The magic of September in West Virginia, when summer fades and autumn awakens
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Meteorologists mark September 1 as the...
West Virginia haunted by the ghosts of the Teays River and other ancient streams
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is haunted by the...
West Virginia woodland for sale on Barker’s Creek offers mountain serenity
MULLENS, W.Va. — Nestled deep within the wooded hollows...
The Battle of Stanaford: A massacre in W.Va. vanished from the pages of labor history
STANAFORD, W.Va. — A quiet residential community outside the...
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Improved access opens legendary "Devil Anse" Hatfield cemetery to more visitors
SARAH ANN, W.Va. — A new entrance to a...
Naturalists share their favorite lesser-known New River Gorge hiking trails
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — On a soft summer morning in...
West Virginia to host first-ever Spartan Trifecta World Championship in the U.S.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will make history in...
West Virginia monitoring seasonal hemorrhagic disease in deer populations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cases of hemorrhagic disease in deer...
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