Buckhannon’s Alex Skinner wins big at Irish Road Bowling nationals

Upshur County’s July 13-19 sports calendar features Buckhannon Post 7 baseball, local basketball and golf action, and the Splashers hosting the NCWV Swim Championships. No events are scheduled Sunday.

Point Park University will become a full NCAA Division II member Sept. 1, 2026, after completing its transition a year early. The milestone brings postseason eligibility and greater recruiting, visibility and awards opportunities.

West Virginia’s Board of Education heard an update on the new Middle Schools—Bridging the Future Initiative, aimed at closing achievement gaps with targeted training and research-based strategies.

Explore key moments from July 12–18 in West Virginia history, from the Clay Center opening in Charleston to early Civil War battles at Corricks Ford, Barboursville, and Scary Creek.

NRGRDA and the West Virginia Hive’s 2025 Regional Impact Report highlights major wins across the New River Gorge Region, led by Amazon’s $42 million Raleigh County project bringing 100 jobs.

West Virginians once fought landfill proposals that would have turned old mines into dumping grounds, winning laws that gave counties power to decide. Now opponents of massive out-of-state data centers say the state is stripping local control and they deserve the same say.