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By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal Last fall, I was in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for a conference of...

By Stephen Smoot To open the final Harrison County Commission meeting of July, Commissioner Patsy Trecost gave an invocation highlighting...

Dwayne O’Dell serves as Director of Government Affairs for the W. Va Farm Bureau. By Stephen Smoot Last week, during...

By Stephen Smoot A few months after several Enterprise residents shared their complaints and concerns about irregular and obnoxious releasing...

Lumberport Schoolteachers from the year 1915. Miss Stella Woofter identified as the teacher in the back row on right.

Bob Burdette said the WVU Eye Institute has helped preserve his vision for as long as possible so he can...

LEWISBURG, W.Va. – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has appointed Drema Hill, Ph.D., vice president for community engagement and chief...

Harrison County, WV - There will be a traffic delay on County Route 24/2, Simpson Street / Murphys Run Road,...

Ripley High School graduate Carte Goodwin was both appointed and succeeded by Joe Manchin. Charleston WV – The following events...

By Stephen Smoot Last week’s special meeting of the Harrison County Commission examined two issues important to Shinnston and the...