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By Jim Hunt I’ve hired six city managers, chaired more meetings than I can count, and spent a good part...

By Stephen Smoot Harrison County’s elected Commission held its final regular meeting of the year on Dec 17 in festive...

By Stephen Smoot Last summer, about six months after the previous release, the Social Security Trustees released their annual report....

By Rosalyn Queen We are coming to the end of 2025 and getting ready to move into 2026. The subject...

By Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher But consider, my friend, whether possibly high spirit and virtue are not...

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV:...

B R I D G E P O R T , W.Va. – Five WVU Medicine skilled nursing facilities have...

By Stephen Smoot “Our state employees are the ones who teach our children, fix our roads and bridges, guard our...

By Stephen Smoot Earlier this month, the West Virginia Department of Transportation released its annual State Transportation Improvement Plan, or...

Jim Hunt and his granddaughter, Sadie. By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal As my granddaughter Sadie came in...