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Six tips for West Virginia students searching for off-campus housing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As students consider off-campus living in West Virginia's college towns, an attorney at West Virginia University advises they and their families carefully consider lease agreements...
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Amazon selects Shepherd University in W.Va. for career training program
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University has been selected as an education partner by Amazon, which will provide its hourly employees access to more than 80 majors and concentrations through the...
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Repair of historic forest pavilion at Blue Bend earns preservation award
FRANKFORD, W.Va. — One of the most significant restorations underway in West Virginia has attracted the attention of state preservationists, who are awarding its developers and proponents for their...
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Founding family of Alderson fights errant town to save historic landmark
ALDERSON, W.Va. — Members of one of West Virginia's founding families are fighting to save a commercial building on the National Register of Historic Places that consultants have determined to be...
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Isolated Webster County in West Virginia once declared itself a state
WEBSTER SPRINGS, W.Va. — Perhaps no county in West Virginia is as isolated as Webster County. Entirely mountainous, no expressway or U.S. highway ventures into it, and many densely forested sections...
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Forest lore: Is it true that moss grows only on the north side of trees?
BARKERS RIDGE, W.Va. — You might have heard that moss grows only on the north sides of trees. That bit of lore originated as a way to help travelers navigate strange forests. The mossy north face of a...
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Consultants, engineers find no need for New River Gorge demolitions
THURMOND. W.Va. — Consultants employed by the National Park Service to evaluate the condition of nationally historic structures in the New River Gorge, which are now slated for demolition, instead...
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A growing issue in W.Va.—painting old brick buildings can destroy them
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Whether you think it looks good or not, painting a brick building can destroy it. Even if it doesn't collapse the structure, maintenance will ever-after be pricey, as painters must...
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Greenbrier Valley in W.Va. was an early American resort community
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.— The scenic Greenbrier Valley in southern West Virginia was among the early large-scale resort communities in the U.S. and featured a state-supported road system designed...
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Unique northern panhandle of West Virginia created by historic dispute
WEIRTON, W.Va — West Virginia's remarkable shape is partly defined by its odd northern panhandle, a finger of land that extends northward more than 60 miles from its central mass. Home to its first...
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Five reasons why you should visit West Virginia in winter
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – During a time of year when snuggling under a blanket on the couch seems more reasonable than going outside, West Virginia offers a range of winter activities that promise to turn...
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Here's how West Virginia's unique eastern panhandle came to be
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s remarkable shape is rendered even more so by its eastern panhandle, which extends nearly 100 miles eastward from the central state toward Washington, D.C. How did...
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Tax credit expansion devised in W.Va. will benefit all rural U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An initiative designed to attract economic investment to historic buildings and districts in rural communities is being introduced to Congress by senators Mark Warner (D) of Virginia...
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Starlink broadband attracting residents to remote West Virginia
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Satellite-based broadband is allowing telecommuters to settle in some of the most remote areas in West Virginia, a development that's changing the chiefly rural state at the...
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Monster “hellbenders” are lurking in West Virginia’s cleanest streams
HINTON, W.Va. — Beneath the surface of clean-flowing streams in West Virginia, a multitude of strange creatures lurk, but none is perhaps more shocking to encounter than the hellbender. Also known as...
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Here are the top 10 winter snows that shaped West Virginia history
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia can be a snowy place. Though not nearly as snowy as Maine or Alaska, it snows much of winter, and winter storms have shaped its culture. This is especially so it the...
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Expanding W.Va. theater trail continues boosting economic growth
ELKINS, W.Va. — Four theaters in West Virginia have been added to the state’s historic theater trail, established in 2010 to boost cultural and economic growth in Mountain State downtowns and rural...
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Here are the most extreme cold events recorded in West Virginia history
BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia has weathered many extremely cold winter events, due in part to its mountains and position in the interior mid-Atlantic region. Its terrain actually amplifies the impact...
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WVU program to help pay fees, tuition for West Virginia students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is launching a new program that will provide funding to cover the costs of tuition and university fees for qualifying incoming and current West Virginia...
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Historic Middleway, West Virginia, endangered by bottling facility
ELKINS, W.Va. — The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is adding the Middleway Historic District in Jefferson County to the West Virginia Endangered Properties List. The measure highlights the...
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