I was born and raised in Parkersburg and I鈥檝e been proud to admit that fact. When I was 18, I moved to Huntington to attend college at Marshall. Ten years later, I moved to Palm Beach County, Fla., where I lived until I moved to Las Vegas for a few years. About ten years ago, I returned to ...
As we enter 2026 we wanted to take a moment to wish you a Happy New Year! More importantly, we wanted to express our most sincere 鈥淭HANKS鈥� to our community for your contributions and support of the Fraternal Order of Police Blennerhassett 79 Shop With A Cop 2025 project. We are pleased ...
Data centers are growing exponentially all around the country. One is being discussed in Washington County, Ohio. There is no data center being planned in Wood County, W.Va., but the state government is doing everything it can to attract data centers to the Mountain State, and four sites are ...
I am responding to a letter published on Jan. 26, that expresses the writer鈥檚 concerns about immigration and ICE鈥檚 role in American communities. While the writer鈥檚 concerns reflect a widely held perspective, I believe it鈥檚 essential to address the complexities of immigration and the ...
Mountain State residents grew up knowing there were certain jokes that would be made at their expense once a person from another state found out they were West Virginians. Some variation on the 鈥渂ut you鈥檙e wearing shoes!鈥� or 鈥渂ut you look like you have all your teeth!鈥� was not ...
West Virginia stands alone among the states for a host of positive reasons. But a recent Urban Institute study shows we stand alone for a distressing reason: We are the only state in the country for which inflation-adjusted median household income has DECREASED since 1970. 鈥淥ver this ...
