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West Virginia state parks seek seasonal employees for summer 2026

May 6, 2026 by Clyde Craig

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State parks in West Virginia are hiring seasonal employees for the 2026 summer season, and local residents are being encouraged to apply. Dillard Price, acting chief of West Virginia State Parks, said seasonal employees are needed annually to maintain the parks. “As visits begin to pick up with the return of warmer … Read more

Parks offering a special lunch include North Bend, Chief Logan, Pipestem Resort, Cacapon Resort, Twin Falls Resort, and Tygart Lake.

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Six state park restaurants in West Virginia to host Mother’s Day luncheons

May 5, 2026 by Clyde Craig

GRAFTON, W.Va. — Six state park restaurants in West Virginia will host Mother’s Day lunches and buffets on May 10, offering families across the state a scenic and memorable way to celebrate. Parks offering a special lunch include Five park restaurants will host special Mother’s Day lunches and buffets on May 10, 2026. Ann Jarvis … Read more

Partnership to enhance more than 500 miles of Monongahela National Forest trails

Visitor center opens as Elk River Trail extends toward West Virginia capital city, Charleston

Rocket Boys event at Pipestem headlines kids’ day at seven W.Va. state parks

Monongahela National Forest acquires Cunningham Knob acreage in Randolph County

Applications open for West Virginia First small business growth program

Biologists in West Virginia warn the public to leave young wildlife alone

Bear activity increasing in national parks in W.Va. as officials urge visitors be ‘Bear Aware’

More Americans, notably Gen Z, are moving to West Virginia, new census analysis shows

Few may recall 1779 Pauley massacre fought in the shadow of East River Mountain

The house that vanished overnight: West Virginia’s Neerly House haunting

West Virginia officials urge life jacket use during national boating safety week

Ancient stone walls on Armstrong Mountain are no old-timer’s tale

South Branch ends mourning dove permits; controlled hunt begin at Stonewall Jackson

John Terry catches record-breaking tiger trout in lake at Seneca State Forest

Gravel, bikepacking network connects towns across Monongahela National Forest region

Horsepower restrictions removed on five small lakes in West Virginia

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West Virginia state parks seek seasonal employees for summer 2026

Six state park restaurants in West Virginia to host Mother’s Day luncheons