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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, Apr. 06, 2026

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 Caelan Bailey, Nov. 04, 2024

In-Person Early Voting Increased For W.Va. 2024 General Election

Figures released Monday show more West Virginia voters turned out to cast their ballots in-person at early voting centers across the state this general election than did during either of the last two general elections.
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Government Caelan Bailey, Nov. 01, 2024

Disabled Voters’ Rights At The Polls

Find Disability Rights of West Virginia's polling place accessibility survey here. Disabled voters h...
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Government Caelan Bailey, Oct. 25, 2024

More Than 81,000 W.Va. Votes Recorded For The General Election

The West Virginia Secretary of State’s office has released turnout reports after the first two days of early voting that show 67,746 in-person early votes and 14,401 absentee ballots mailed in by Oct. 24.
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Government Trey Kay +, Oct. 24, 2024

Us & Them: Next Generation Voters

For this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay heads to Marshall University to hear from Generation Z voters. In the final weeks of the 2024 Presidential election, young voters share their thoughts on the challenges of political divisions, campaign tactics, and frustrations of whether or not their perspectives are being heard.
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Government Caelan Bailey, Oct. 15, 2024

Absentee Ballots Returned Update Released

The Secretary of State’s office has logged 7,511 votes already cast via absentee ballot in West Virginia’s November general election, according to the first 2024 General Election Turnout Report released today.
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Government Caelan Bailey, Oct. 01, 2024

Morrisey, Williams Agree To Gubernatorial Debate Oct. 29

Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Democrat Huntington Mayor Steve Williams released statements Tuesday that they will participate in a general gubernatorial debate on West Virginia MetroNews Oct. 29.
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