This week, vaccine requirements in the state of West Virginia change again, a look ahead at PEIA, and we talk with photographer Roger May about communities in southern West Virginia rebuilding after the February floods.
The Mountain Music Trail is open and ready for visitors. The Mountain Music Trail consists of venues throughout five counties in eastern West Virginia that came together to promote the traditional music, dance and folkways of the Allegheny Mountain region. The trail follows along scenic Route 219 through Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas, Greenbrier and Monroe counties.
It’s now the subject of a special television program being featured on WVPB. Beth Vorhees talked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s VasiliaScouras who helped produce the short video pieces highlighting the various stops on The Mountain Music Trail.
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Vasalia Scouras sits in the Pocahontas County Opera House, a stop on The Mountain Music Trail.
On this week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, we revisit the first of two 41st anniversary shows, which were recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, West Virginia in December 2024. Guest host and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Conor Knighton welcomes Stephen Kellogg, Jill Sobule, Mindy Smith, Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters, and The David Mayfield Parade.
On this West Virginia Week, the body of a missing miner was recovered, guaranteed median income comes to Mercer County, and with Halloween over and Thanksgiving a few weeks away, what can you do with those leftover pumpkins?
We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
On this West Virginia Week, food banks face challenges as SNAP benefits are delayed and the government shutdown continues. Also, an influx of cash may help lift people in Mercer County up out of poverty. We also explore the roots of Halloween.