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West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez has made it clear in recent months that he couldn't care less about 'what's going on in Huntington,' referencing the Mar ...
"You know your neighbors and you were close," said coal miner Timothy Spratt. "You looked out for each other and their ...
Now that I’m 82 years old, you might say that Willis Mountain in Buckingham County has been the rock that helped with my ...
As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia shouldn’t be a national leader in many ...
Friday was West Virginia Day – the observance of the anniversary of West Virginia’s statehood on June 20, 1863. West Virginia is a special place. Born of rebellion in the midst of the American Civil ...
As West Virginia celebrates its history and birthday, the town of Madison is celebrating the Mountain State’s strong ...
“Colored People: A Memoir” follows the coming-of-age story of literary critic and professor, Henry Louis Gates Jr., as a young black man in Piedmont, West Virginia. This memoir offers insight into how ...
In a landmark moment for historic preservation, the Warwood Historic District in northern Wheeling has officially become the ...
TeamSense ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia by their level of search interest in manufacturing topics.
States such as West Virginia were left limping ... a souvenir store in Matewan, a town in Mingo County, one of the hardest-hit coal mining corners of the state. Hatfield has watched a bustling ...
Mining from the top down like that. So when coal mining really got started in the late 1800s, some of the coal companies actually produced coal towns ... in neighboring West Virginia, where ...
In the coalfields of Appalachian West Virginia, everyone hopes the mine will keep giving ... Many would like to see a boost in coal to support the small towns that once survived off the industry ...