Shawn M. Legg is an independent candidate for the West Virginia Senate in District 7. The district includes Boone, Lincoln, and Logan counties and part of Kanawha County. Legg is facing Democrat Cynthia Brake and Republican Zack Maynard in the general election. Maynard is the incumbent and was appointed to the seat in 2025 after former Sen. Mike Stuart resigned. Legg’s campaign has focused on issues and political discussions involving communities in Kanawha, Lincoln and Boone counties.
Appalachian Author Silas House Talks New Book, This West Virginia Morning
Silas House is a major voice for Appalachia. The Kentucky native has written more than 15 books and served as the state's poet laureate. His latest book is The Tulip Poplars, a sweeping novel about the lives of four people as they navigate friendship and forbidden love throughout the 20th century. Inside Appalachia's Mason Adams spoke with House.
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