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West Virginia officials hold first meeting on Woody Williams statue planned for nation’s capital

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Significant steps forward were taken Tuesday afternoon towards bringing a statue honoring a West Virginia native and World War II hero to Washington, D.C. The first-ever Hershel “Woody” Williams Statue Commission meeting took place at the state Capitol building in Charleston. The commission, created by Gov....

West Virginia · 10-06
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Fayetteville Marketplace announces grand opening in historic Ben Franklin building

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A new marketplace located inside the historic former Ben Franklin building in downtown Fayetteville has announced its grand opening date. Fayetteville Marketplace will officially celebrate its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. The marketplace is being promoted as a destination featuring “Historic Treasure, Local Favorites, and Everyday Finds” […]

Fayetteville, WV · 09-28

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A former Annandale ambulance deployed on 9-11 repurposed as a mobile museum

When Dylan Hackworth and his wife, Tamaria Cooper, launched a mobile museum in West Virginia last January dedicated to the state’s firefighting history, they had no idea the truck they were using was historically significant. They later learned it had been an ambulance from the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department...

West Virginia · 10-03
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McDowell, McDowell County: Three Coal Companies and One Appalachian Community

Appalachian Community Histories – McDowell, McDowell County: Three Coal Companies and One Appalachian Community. In McDowell County, West Virginia, the name McDowell can be easy to overlook. It is the name of the county itself, and historical searches for the community are often overwhelmed by records concerning Welch, Gary, Keystone, Northfork, and the larger county. Yet along the North Fork of Elkhorn Creek, a separate place called McDowell developed during the opening of the Pocahontas coalfield and became the postal and commercial center for several adjoining coal-company settlements.

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03

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Wilcoe, McDowell County: Tug River, U.S. Steel, Wilcoe Yard, and Gary No. 1

Appalachian Community Histories – Wilcoe, McDowell County: Tug River, U.S. Steel, Wilcoe Yard, and Gary No. 1. Long before coal cars crowded the sidings and rows of company houses climbed the narrow valley, the place now known as Wilcoe occupied an unusual position in McDowell County history. For a brief period during the unsettled years surrounding the Civil War and Reconstruction, this quiet stretch near the Tug Fork stood at the center of county government.

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03

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Premier, McDowell County: Coal Mines, Company Life, and the 1942 Military Plane Crash

Appalachian Community Histories – Premier, McDowell County: Coal Mines, Company Life, and the 1942 Military Plane Crash. Premier, West Virginia, is one of those McDowell County communities whose name can be easy to overlook on a modern map. Yet the surviving record tells a much larger story. Railroad engineering drawings, state mine reports, court cases, census schedules, historic photographs, federal coal records, and newspaper accounts preserve evidence of a community built around one of the many mining complexes that transformed southern West Virginia during the early twentieth century.

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03

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Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country presented by Groove in the Gorge

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – Country/rock fusion band Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country will be performing in Fayette County as part of the Groove in the Gorge live concert event series. According to a press release from The Outpost at the New River Gorge, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country will be performing there on Saturday, October 10, 2026, […]

Fayetteville, WV · 10-02

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Maybeury, McDowell County: Coal Mines, the Norfolk & Western, and the 1937 Train Wreck

Appalachian Community Histories – Maybeury, McDowell County: Coal Mines, the Norfolk & Western, and the 1937 Train Wreck. Along U.S. Route 52 in eastern McDowell County, Maybeury occupies a narrow mountain valley where the railroad, creek, highway, and community have long competed for space. Modern travelers can move through the area quickly, passing scattered homes and traces of an older industrial landscape without realizing that Maybeury once stood near the entrance to one of the most productive coalfields in the Appalachian Mountains.

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03

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Fayetteville Marketplace to open in an historic downtown building

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) -- A new community space will be opening in the downtown area of Fayetteville. According to a press release, the Fayetteville Marketplace will hold a grand opening ceremony at its location in the former Ben Franklin building on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. The event is free to attend. The marketplace is located at 115 W Maple Avenue, taking over the space of the local landmark with something viewed as a benefit to the city.

Fayetteville, WV · 10-01

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Movie made inside Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine shows truth is scary as fiction

“Dark Hollow” is a West Virginia horror film shot inside of a coal mine. And while I’ve never watched a horror movie, I’m looking forward to this one. It is heavier on drama and the supernatural elements than gore I have been told. I’ll be able to handle it. The plot follows a monster lurking […]

Beckley, WV · 10-02

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Real West Virginian of the Week: Michael ‘Goose’ Sizemore — Turning Appalachian craft into a life of art

ATHENS, W.Va. — Long before Michael “Goose” Sizemore was creating massive metal sculptures for corporate clients, his education as an artist was already underway in the mountains of West Virginia. His father was an engineer. His mother was an Appalachian craftsperson. From one came mathematics and critical...

Athens, WV · 10-02

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Panther, McDowell County: Coal, Russell Lee, Panther State Forest, and the Flood of 2002

Appalachian Community Histories – Panther, McDowell County: Coal, Russell Lee, Panther State Forest, and the Flood of 2002. The history of Panther, West Virginia, begins before the coal company that would later dominate the community. Panther lies in the rugged western portion of McDowell County, where Panther Creek descends...

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03

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War, McDowell County: From Miners City to Coal, Commerce, and Big Creek High School

Appalachian Community Histories – War, McDowell County: From Miners City to Coal, Commerce, and Big Creek High School. In the southern end of McDowell County, where narrow valleys leave little room between streams, railroad tracks, roads, and mountainsides, the city of War grew into something different from many of the coal camps around it. Coal created the conditions for the town, and the Norfolk and Western Railway gave it access to the larger industrial world, but War was never simply one company’s collection of houses beside a mine. It became a commercial and civic center for an entire section of the coalfield.

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03

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West Virginia woman wins big on Wheel of Fortune

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A West Virginia woman has come home with a lot more money after winning big on “Wheel of Fortune.” Autumn Collette, a social media influencer from Charleston, competed on the program Monday night and won both the regular and bonus rounds for a total prize of $66,850. Her brother and mother […]

Charleston, WV · 09-29

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TikTok Couple Accused of Setting Vacant House Ablaze for Bizarre Stunt

A TikTok couple is under fire after allegedly setting an abandoned house ablaze in West Virginia. 22-year-old Felicity Eatmon and her 21-year-old fiancé, Dakota Harper, were arrested in Charleston on Sept. 29, with police claiming the duo caused a fire in a vacant home that caused $10,000 worth of damage to a nearby church.

Charleston, WV · 10-01

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Theatre West Virginia gearing up for the haunted coal mine in Beckley

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) Are you looking for something scary to do before Halloween officially gets here? The team at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine are partnering with Theatre West Virginia to provide a special haunted coal mine ride. Local volunteers, along with the talent from Theatre West Virginia, will set the scene with decorations and […]

Beckley, WV · 10-01

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Southern Thunder band competition surges back into Mercer County

PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) — Entertainment marches back into Mercer County with the return of the Southern Thunder band competition. According to the Southern Thunder at PSHS’s Facebook page, on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Hunnicutt Stadium in the Princeton area of Mercer County, a variety of marching bands will take the field in competition at Southern Thunder XVI: Storm Surge. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. and the event will start at 4:00 p.m.

Mercer County, WV · 10-02

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Dave Matthews Tribute Band to perform at Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – The Dave Matthews Tribute Band (DMTB) is set to rock the Woodrow Wilson High School Auditorium (WWHS). According to a press release from the Beckley Concert Association (BCA), the DMTB concert will take place on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, starting at 7:00 p.m. The WWHS Auditorium is located at 400 Stanaford Road in Beckley, and the show is the second one of the 2026-27 season that the nonprofit BCA is hosting.

Beckley, WV · 10-01

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A series of tributes to Danny Boyd

Iconic indie WV filmmaker, writer, wrestler, gardener and retired WVSU professor Danny Boyd passed away in February but the presence of the locally-grown, internationally-known filmmakers is still felt around the Mountain State. As we creep into spooky season, there’s a slew of tributes to the beloved Boyd with a string...

Charleston, WV · 09-26

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Venus, McDowell County: Gary No. 10 and Life in a U.S. Steel Coal Camp

Appalachian Community Histories – Venus, McDowell County: Gary No. 10 and Life in a U.S. Steel Coal Camp. A little more than a mile beyond Gary, West Virginia, the houses of Venus climb a steep mountainside above the Tug Fork. Some sit on terraces cut into slopes where flat ground was scarce. A cemetery stretches along both sides of the highway, the railroad follows the narrow valley, and the forest has reclaimed many places once dominated by mine buildings, tracks, and the daily movement of hundreds of workers.

Mcdowell County, WV · 10-03