Local Stories

By Stephen Smoot   As summer in Harrison County wanes, attention turns to two great Mountain State traditions. At about...

By Stephen Smoot “I was in the military for eight years in the Army,” said Dan Clarke, who then added,...

By Bethany Nuzum The Palette at 225 Pike St, in Shinnston is offering: Kids Paint  Tuesday, September 3, 6-7:00pm and...

The members of the Shinn’s Run CEOS of Shinnston/Bridgeport hosted a town tea on August 14 at Elison Independent and...

By Stephen Smoot For almost a quarter of a century, the former Quiet Dell schoolhouse has maintained its status as...

By Stephen Smoot At a school named for an important artifact of Shinnston city history, it was right and appropriate...

Dave the Valet By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal Over the years, I have had the opportunity to...

By Stephen Smoot   Within the broad and deep category of country and western music comes a subgenre with no...

Opera House rebuilt!   For regular readers who may remember the story behind the photo from February, which showed the...

By Bill Nestor Practice makes perfect and that has been taking place in Shinnston as Lincoln gets set to make...