Meet The Cartoonist Who Keeps 'Snuffy Smith' In The Funny Pages

The hillbilly stereotype is frequently used to shame mountain people, but there are gentler versions, like Snuffy Smith, the long-running comic strip character. Snuffy Smith originally started out as a supporting character in his comic strip, which first launched in 1919 when Billy DeBeck created Barney Google. Artist Fred Lasswell was brought in during the ‘30s to create Snuffy Smith and his friends. And now the strip is written and drawn by John Rose, who lives in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

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Economy Chris Schulz, Mar. 25, 2026

County Commissioners Speak Out Against Water Rate Increase

Effective March 1, residential water customers will see their average bill increase by approximately $6 per month or $7 for residential wastewater customers.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Feb. 17, 2026

House Approves Data Center Rules

After the approval of microgrids to power data centers last year, the House of Delegates advanced a bundle of administrative rules Tuesday.

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Education Chris Schulz, Feb. 14, 2026

School Funding Reforms, Water Crisis Responses And Undocumented Immigration Control, At The Legislature This Week

On The Legislature This Week, two senators tell us how the state needs to change its school funding, which has remained largely unchanged for decades. We also hear lawmakers discuss reforms to the state’s response to water crises.

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Government Eric Douglas, Feb. 13, 2026

5 Water, Sewer Projects Get Abandoned Mine Funding

McDowell and Mingo counties have historically produced large quantities of coal, but they have suffered after coal mines have closed — or been abandoned. Thanks to a grant program, the two counties are getting some funding for water and sewer projects.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jan. 08, 2026

The History Of ‘Amazing Grace,’ This West Virginia Morning

We explore the history of a song that’s become a universal anthem of hope and forgiveness. “Amazing Grace” was first written as a Christian hymn, and its beginnings in America come in the early 1800s. That’s when people traveled to revivals to worship with preachers from various denominations.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Nov. 14, 2025