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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Government Maria Young, Aug. 30, 2025

Constructing Homes In Huntington And A Campaign For Clean Water in Appalachia, This West Virginia Week

Leaders of Huntington want commuters who work in the city to have a home there -- they've got a plan. And a campaign to help those in need access clean water looks at the unique challenges in Appalachia.

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Government Eric Douglas, Aug. 29, 2025

Grants Awarded To Help Counties Prepare For New Business

The grants will go to Greenbrier, Randolph, Mingo, Cabell and Lincoln counties and $75,000 for the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle.

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Government Maria Young, Aug. 28, 2025

W.Va. Task Forces Recognized For Drug Seizures, Prosecutions

Nine drug task forces in West Virginia have seized more than 60 kilos of illegal drugs in the state over the past year. Twenty-seven kilograms of fentanyl, 22 kilos of methamphetamine, and 13 kilograms of cocaine. All seized as a part of Operation Take Back America. Acting US Attorney Randolph Bernard for the Northern District of West Virginia recognized drug task forces in his region for seizing fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in the past year, and for successfully prosecuting high level dealers.

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Government Eric Douglas, Aug. 28, 2025

Potential Lawsuit May Tie Up Sale Of Health Facilities

In his capacity as a private attorney, Sen. Joey Garcia, D-Marion, has given notice of his intention to sue Secretary Michael Caruso of the Department of Health Facilities and Gov. Patrick Morrisey on behalf of Mary DeVito, a resident of the John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont. The suit aims to stop the state from selling the center to Marx Development Group.

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Government Chris Schulz, Aug. 28, 2025

Morrisey Lays Out Vision For State’s Economic Future

Gov. Patrick Morrisey told the summit Thursday he wants to make West Virginia “the shining state in the mountains.”

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Government Chris Schulz, Aug. 27, 2025

State Regulators Weigh In On Pole Access Cost Sharing

Disputes between pole owners and other utilities over capacity, access and cost-sharing have proven to be a major stumbling block for the maintenance and improvement of infrastructure nationally.

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