Five educators are finalists for West Virginia’s 2027 School Principal of the Year. The Chamber Foundation and state Department of Education will announce the winner at the Champions of Learning Gala on Sept. 8, 2026, in Charleston.
A 76-year-old man died in a climbing fall at Seneca Rocks on July 11. The Pendleton County Office of Emergency Management said the man was climbing the east side (back side) of the rocks when the accident occurred.
Buckhannon’s July 13-17 calendar includes public meetings, Festival Fridays and the farmers market. Announcements cover water line upgrades, meeting cancellations and upcoming community events.
Six West Virginia University alumni have joined the WVU Alumni Association Board of Directors for six-year terms. The Association also elected new Executive Committee officers during its annual business meeting.
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.
WVDOH has awarded its first contract to extend Corridor H from Wardensville to the Virginia state line, selecting Triton Construction for an $85.4 million, 3.74-mile segment with grading, drainage, twin bridges and paving.
Fairmont State’s Department of Humanities awarded Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships to Alexis Gray and Kaden Lhotsky for six weeks of faculty-mentored research.
