Gov. Justice announces Nation’s newest national park earns Outside Magazine’s 2023 travel award CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that The New River Gorge has been named Best Family Trip in the U.S. by Outside Magazine, making another major travel award for West Virginia. Each year, Outside selects one winning[Read More…]
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U.S. Senator Manchin introduces bipartisan legislation to overhaul federal correctional facilities oversight
WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, DC— Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Federal Prison Oversight Act, bipartisan legislation that would create a new oversight structure to ensure transparency, safety, and accountability in federal correctional facilities. “After serious reports of abuses, staff shortages, and dangerous conditions in federal facilities in West Virginia[Read More…]
Fourth Qualifier for 104th WV Golf Association Amateur Championship tees off in Daniels
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The fourth qualifier for the 104th WV Amateur Championship, presented by Astorg Motor Company and Mercedes-Benz of Charleston and conducted by the West Virginia Golf Association (WVGA), took place May 15 on the Cobb Course at The Resort at Glade Springs. Brett Laxton of[Read More…]
Chip Shots – Huggins’ hiccup and baseball
Huggins’ hiccup and baseball by Jim Buzzerd West Virginia University head basketball coach Bob Huggins and his staff have been making news this spring for being among the best in the country at mining talent out of the transfer portal. Last Monday Huggins made a remark on a Cincinnati radio[Read More…]
Kasekamp & Tanouye capture Class A Region II Championships
Shayla Tanouye qualifies for State Tournament by Jamie Harris This past Thursday, May 11 the Paw Paw Pirates track and field team traveled to Doddridge County High School for the Class A Re- gion II Championships. The Pirates were looking to punch several tickets to the Class A State Track[Read More…]
Dakota Hamrick captures Region I Pole Vault Championship
Briscoe, Boscoe, Feliciano, Fortney, Golden, Harris, Helmick, Mundey and Stone qualify for State Championships by Jamie Harris This past Friday, May 12 the Berkeley Springs Indians track and field team traveled to North Marion High School for the Class AA Region I Championships. The track athletes were looking to qualify[Read More…]
Everyday Outdoors: Bucks I have known, Part XIII
This is the latest in a multi-part series of columns about memorable deer that stand out from decades of whitetail hunting. The Second Day Buck Opening day of West Virginia deer firearms season is a yearly event that I have looked forward to since before I was old enough to[Read More…]
Planners to weigh approval of KOA campground for Great Cacapon
by Kate Shunney When the Morgan County Planning Commission holds their regular monthly meeting next Tuesday, May 23, their agenda will include a Public Hearing to consider the approval of a Commercial Improvement Location Permit for a KOA-branded RV campground in Great Cacapon. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.[Read More…]
Wilkes Street gets prepped for paving
by Trish Rudder Prep work on North Wilkes Street was being done last week to get ready for the street paving on Friday, May 19. The area to be paved from curb to curb on Wilkes is from Union to Legion streets. Paving will be done by the DOH contractor,[Read More…]
Morgan County Observatory shares Guide to Summer Sky Happenings
by Kate Evans The Morgan County Observatory first opened in December 2001 and provided night sky viewing of the planets, constellations and celestial phenomenon for many years until it closed in early 2019. The observatory reopened in September 2022 with a new board of directors. Kathryn Krenn, Morgan County Observatory[Read More…]
