Ryan Duncan, a fifth grade student at Valley Elementary, was named the 2019 recipient of the Leon Newman Memorial Award at the end of the spring semester.

CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.


Your new backpack can’t hold another thing.

Spruce up your landscape by joining the Arbor Day Foundation in August.

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.


Your best friend loves country music but you can’t stand it.

Aug. 28 — First day for students

Aug. 12 — first day of school for students

Imagine a warm summer night sitting on the Alderson Memorial Bridge in the middle of the Greenbrier River listening to smooth jazz. Alderson Main Street, with support from the Greenbrier County Commission Arts and Recreation Fund, will hold its annual “Tribute to Bricktop” on Alderson Memori…

MONTGOMERY — An annual summer highlight in the Upper Kanawha Valley area, the Let's Get Moving Kid's Health & Safety Fair, will be held at Montgomery General Hospital this Friday, Aug. 2.

CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.


Cherry, cherry, cherry.

Learn to train your dog in one of two classes planned at New River Community and Technical College’s campus in Summersville Thursday, Aug. 8.

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.


Your neighbor minds his business.

GLEN FERRIS — A couple local pageant winners have teamed up with a couple local businesses to get a head start on the 2019-2020 school year and to help local teachers.

LEWISBURG — Greenbrier Valley Theatre’s original production of “Bricktop: Legend of the Jazz Age” has been selected to be performed at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina July 29 through Aug. 3.

You knew exactly where the mosquito was.

Avery Reed Thomas celebrated his fourth birthday with a party at Quantum Sports.

Avery Reed Thomas

Eli Hines celebrated his seventh birthday at Quantum Sports surrounded by is family and friends.

Eli Hines

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Oak Hill’s Brenda Moore was installed earlier this year as second vice president of one of the nation’s most-recognized nonprofits — National Garden Clubs Inc., the largest volunteer gardening organization in the world. The installation was held May 2 at NGC’s 90th annual co…

BECKLEY — A 2019 Fayette County graduate was awarded a $2,500 scholarship after participating this spring in a service project through the American Red Cross of Southeast West Virginia. Abagail Carte, a 2019 graduate of Midland Trail High School, became involved in The Pillowcase Project thr…

RIPLEY — West Virginia FFA leaders announced that for the second consecutive year, FFA membership has broken a state record. During the 2018-19 school year FFA membership grew to 6,469 members and 83 local chapters, exceeding last year’s record by 1,100 students. The announcement was made du…

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History (WVDACH) currently houses an exhibit featuring the 100-year history of the West Virginia State Police.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, recently announced a grant of $1,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to West Virginia University (WVU) Research Corporation. The funding wi…

ATHENS — West Virginia residents who are Pell eligible and have a high school GPA of 3.0 can get a four-year degree from Concord University tuition-free.

GLENVILLE — For many, the rising cost of higher education can make pursuing a degree challenging. Glenville State College continues to do its part in making college more affordable for students and families in West Virginia and beyond by freezing tuition prices for the 2019-20 academic year.…

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Two local students were among over 800 individuals studying at Bob Jones University who earned dean’s list status for the Spring 2019 semester.

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Humanities Council is seeking proposals for its upcoming Sept. 1 grant deadline. Four grant categories will be offered to nonprofit organizations that support educational programming. A description of each category follows:

Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way we could harness the light from bioluminescent organisms for everyday lighting and other practical purposes? — M. Wilson, Framingham, Massachusetts

Two Fayette County Upward Bound students competed in the speech category at this summer’s Upward Bound Olympics, according to Jennifer Bunner, director of the WVU Tech Upward Bound program.

CHARLESTON — Elliot G. Hicks, a lawyer and native of Charleston’s West Side, will present “African American Life: A Personal Perspective” in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston on Saturday, July 20. The program, part of the 2019 Block S…

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.


Rich Americans have always walled themselves away from the poor, except, of course, when they need the poor to clean up after them.

The Mountain of Hope Organization (MOHO) last month honored scholarship winners at its annual community-wide picnic held at the City Park. The scholarship recipients were presented with checks following the festivities.

LEXINGTON, Va. — Thaddeus Holden Jameson of Belle received his BSC degree from Washington and Lee University on May 23. Commencement ceremonies for 421 Washington and Lee seniors were held on the university’s historic Front Lawn.

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University students who made the dean’s list for the spring 2019 semester have been announced on the university’s website.

BEAVER — Over 240 students were named to New River Community and Technical College’s President’s List and Dean’s List for the spring 2019 semester.