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Cooper Summers and Charlotte Bail will the 2026 Parade Marshalls for the West Virginia Molasses Festival Parade on Saturday, September 26th, 2026. The Parade will begin at Arnoldsburg Elementary School and run past the Festival Grounds. Line up is at 11:00 a.m. with the Parade to begin at 1:00 p.m. Cooper Summers is the 13yo Read More…
Tammy Marie Conner, 54 of Glenville, formerly of Cedarville, WV; departed this earthly life on Monday, September 14, 2026 at the WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV; following a sudden illness. She was born May 29, 1972 in Gassaway, WV; daughter of the late Wilma Shields and adopted daughter of the late Leon C. Read More…
Nearly forty vendors will be presenting their goods and services at the Molasses Festival for the 2026 event. The WV Molasses Festival Committee has provided a map and list for the advance planning of Festival goers who want to make the most of this year’s event.
Photos and information from Perspektiv Lens Photo The Marching Red Devils had their first competition weekend of the season, and WOW… what a way to kick things off! Our incredible band competed at two competitions yesterday, the Sissonville, WV Marching Band Competition and the Knight at the Round Table at Cabell Midland High School, and Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a $291,403 award to the WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education to expand nursing education capacity and help address critical nursing shortages across West Virginia. The award is being made through Mountain State Care Force, one of seven statewide initiatives under West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program. “A Read More…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Speaking before hundreds of tourism champions, hospitality leaders, and small business owners at the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism, state officials announced today that West Virginia’s tourism economy has officially reached unprecedented heights, generating an all-time record economic impact of $9.4 billion. “This tourism boom is a direct reflection of the hard work Read More…
Gerald D. Riddle, 75, of Big Bend, passed away on September 20, 2026, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. He was the son of the late Early Riddle and Georgia Radcliff Riddle Lott. Gerald attended Gilmer County High School. He worked as a truck driver for 22 years before becoming a school bus driver for Read More…
Ridgeview and The Jesus Chick – To a Community in the throws of a Political Battle. What makes me different than “most” News Reporters is the vantage point from which I write. While I would love to get into the emotional side of myself every day when I write, I can’t always allow myself. But Read More…
Saturday September 26 will be the big fall Creston ATV Poker Run. It is supposed to rain all week so there will be lots of mud and water. While laying out the route one chariot landed on its side and a winch & tow straps quickly got the rider and unharmed SXS back on the Read More…
Rickey “Rick” Leon Brannon, Sr., of Parkersburg, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026, following a brief period of care and a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was 81 years old. Born in Elyria, Ohio, in 1944, Rick spent most of his life in West Virginia. Rick was preceded in death Read More…