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BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Salvation Army of Beckley will host a Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday for the new location on Robert C. Byrd Drive. After nearly 90 years at its current location serving the Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Webster, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, and Wyoming County areas, the Salvation Army of Beckley will able […]

SOPHIA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Raleigh County is about to get a lot cheesier, as Hope in the Mountains‘ “Mountains of Mac” mac and cheese festival makes its way to downtown Sophia next month. The community event will feature a mac and cheese cook-off competition, live music and entertainment, food trucks, activities for children, and more. […]

WELCH, WV (WVNS) – Cathy Jack is a name known far and wide around Mount View High school. The teacher with 42 years of experience is known for her dedication, hard work, and love for her career. A friend of Jack encouraged her to enter an online poll called “America’s Favorite Teacher.” Friends, family, and […]

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — A Bluefield man received a maximum sentence for DUI that resulted in serious injuries. On Monday, May 6, 2024, 38-year-old Steven Andrew Short, of Bluefield, was sentenced to the maximum penalty of two to ten years in prison for Driving Under the Influence Causing Serious Bodily Injury, as well as the […]

BECKLEY- The Greenbrier West boys track & field team competed in the Class A regional championships on Wednesday, May 8 at Woodrow wilson High School in Beckley. The Cavs finished second overall with a total score of 107. Isaac Agee had quite a day and won the Long Jump and the 110-Meter Hurdles and Colton Dunbar had […] The post West Boys Track Finishes 2nd in Regionals, Agee Shines appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your experience/accomplishments. I’ve lived and worked in Southern West Virginia for almost 25 years. My oldest daughter is going to college next year, my oldest son graduates next year, and my youngest son is 10 months old. I’m the son of a coal miner that has worked […]

HINTON W.Va. (Hinton News) - Organizers are excited to announce the opening of Summers County Performing Arts Music & Dance Studios in the historic district of downtown Hinton. The studios are located at 211 Temple Street and are fully equipped professional music and dance studios. The owner/artistic director/instructor/choreographer is Lisa Ann Colombo. Colombo and building owners Sonya Murrell and Joleen Linville are working together to create an outstanding facility for music and dance arts education.  Colombo has an extensive background in performing arts education. Her bio is as follows: Lisa Ann Colombo Artistic Director/Instructor/Choreographer/Composer/Music Producer Colombo has been teaching dance for over 47 years....

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - One of West Virginia’s own has recently released her first children’s book aimed at guiding students through their first day of school whilst also seeing themselves on the printed page. Dr. Brittany Anderson is a assistant professor of education at Bluefield State University. Between...

HINTON W.Va. (Hinton News) - The Hinton Hope Foundation is set to host The Kevin Prater Band on Friday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the Summers County Memorial Building. The band, from Eastern Kentucky, delivers their “coal-fired Kentucky bluegrass” in addition to classic country, "grassed up" vintage rock, bluegrass gospel, and original songs.  The founder, Kevin Prater, started singing professionally at the age of 7. His talents have taken him to 24 countries and across the United States. One of the band members is Summers County’s own, Dalton Smith. Smith graduated from Summers County High School and has been touring with the band since early 2024. Prior to that, Smith was a performer at the famous Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Feud in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Smith is incredibly excited to return to Hinton to perform in front of his friends and family. Proceeds from the event will help HHF in awarding a college scholarship to a local high school senior. The price for each advance ticket (ages 6 and up) is $10 (plus processing fee). Tickets are available at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kevin-prater-band-hinton-wv-may-17-2024-tickets-832756415857. Depending on availability, tickets will also be sold at the door. Concessions will be available to purchase at the event. For updates or questions, visit the Hinton Hope Foundation Facebook Page or call 681-238-3045. The post Hinton Hope Foundation to host The Kevin Prater Band appeared first on The Hinton News.

BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – A Beckley woman has pled guilty to stealing 160,000 from the federal government. Jennifer Douglas now faces up to 10 years in jail, three years of supervised release, and a 250,000 dollar fine. She also has to pay back what she stole. Douglas is the...

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Special Meeting of members of Beckley’s Common Council will not be held as originally planned on Tuesday. News of the development came late Tuesday morning, with the probable absence of several members of council having been cited as the reason for the last-minute change. “Due to three of seven members […]

FAIRLEA- Typically, a team that finishes the regular season just 9-18 does not secure a no. 1 seed in its postseason sectional tournament.  But in the case of the Greenbrier East Spartans baseball team, they won the conference games they needed to and fell into that no. 1 slot, and on Tuesday night, May 8, […] The post Spartans Take Down Princeton in Opening Round of Sectionals appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.

BECKLEY (WVNS) – May 6th through May 12th is a time to honor and recognize some of the most influential healthcare workers – it is National Nurses Week. The American Nurse Association celebrated all nurses with the theme of “Nurses Make the Difference.” In honor of the event, Beckley ARH Hospital celebrated as well. Myra […]

OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) – Sewer system improvements are on the way to one Fayette County community. The City of Oak Hill requested $8.4 million in improvements to its sewer systems last month. Some fixes will include fixing pump stations, replacing lines, and manholes. More than 4,000 customers will be affected by these improvements. The […]

Dalton Hicks produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Fairdale to the win on Saturday. Hicks turned in nothing short of a gem: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched. Hicks and Fairdale will be playing in front of their...

The Bishop O'Connell Knights will be playing at home against the Flint Hill Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bishop O'Connell has 41 straight victories, Flint Hill has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Independence, Nicholas County was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Shady Spring Tigers 8-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nicholas County also won the last time the pair played back in April.