The third-annual Great American Relay that had a presence last year with a handful of locally connected runners participating as part of the 20-year commemoration of 9/11 returns this year with a need for runners to help pass the baton in our neck of the woods. It’s surely not too late to ...

Our area received more positive news last week in the ongoing efforts to build a more diversified economy to fuel our future. The announcement at the Greenbrier Resort of Pure Watercraft’s intentions to locate a new manufacturing facility in Beech Bottom was a bright spot for many and a ...

It sure was interesting to be at the Greenbrier Resort last week for the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 86th Annual Meeting and Business Summit, especially since Gov. Jim Justice dropped a bomb of a press release on lawmakers during the event. I won’t rehash all the drama. You can read ...

It’s September. The summer concert series for many of our communities are over, school is back in session, the gridiron is active and soon the leaves will begin to fall. That doesn’t mean things are slowing down, though. There are many activities for our area residents to enjoy just ...

We tend to glamorize a lot of things — the “simple” cowboy life. The good old days. Retirement. Honestly, I swear everyone around me is retired, it seems. People my age. People younger. Everybody’s on a continual “long weekend” so the joke goes in my circle of family and ...

Since 2002, the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) has recognized September as National Voter Registration Month to encourage eligible Americans to register to vote or to update their voter registration information. The WV Secretary of State’s Office is proud to join NASS in ...