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By Lisa Strader Exciting things are happening in Historic Downtown Beckley this holiday season. West Virginia University (WVU) recently made Beckley home to a satellite campus and the WVU Institute of Technology. The gold and blue flags were hung and the first students arrived. The town has since seen increased attendance at local events. Local…
By Katie Allie These are my stories from the road and hard-won guidance from a thoughtful traveler. If I’m making you curious about getting lost and finding the good stuff in this great big world we all share, then I’m doing something right. Porto was a change from the cleaned-up, black and white facades of…
By Ashley Barrett The Braxton County monster was first seen on September 12, 1952, in the small town of Flatwoods, WV. This sighting is one of the earliest supposed alien encounters in modern recorded history. The creature was described by witnesses to be 10-12 feet in height with a colorless body and bright red head…
By Courtney Roark The West Virginia Physical Activity Network (WVPAN), a project of the West Virginia Community Development Hub, launched a social media photo contest in July 2016 that ran through the end of September. The purpose of the project was to establish an ongoing effort while accomplishing some important goals in educating people about…
By Eileen Layman I don’t know anyone in Clendenin, but I do know that West Virginians want to help each other—that’s what we do. It’s part of our heritage. It’s part of what makes us special. On September 15, 2016, at the Economic Development Organization Conference—sponsored by First Energy and held at the Robert H.…
By Heather Hanna The Greenbrier Valley is arguably one of the most beautiful areas in West Virginia. It is a breathtaking combination of mountains and farmland, and it is also one of the top cattle producing areas in the country. Large and small farms all over Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties produce cattle, sheep, chickens,…