Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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As Automakers Shift to Electric Vehicles, Union Organizers Target the South
Automakers are investing in new electric vehicle factories and production lines in factories around the Southeast, even as the United Auto Workers, under the leadership of its president, Shawn Fain, is pushing to unionize those southern factories. ...
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This week on Inside Appalachia, we visit with West Virginia trappers to learn about the fur trade in the 21st century. We also meet a county fair champion who keeps racking up the blue ribbons and has released a cookbook of some of her favorites. And we hear an update on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Construction has begun again, but some people wonder if it’s even needed.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFur Trapping In W.Va. And A Blue Ribbon Winner, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, we visit with West Virginia trappers to learn about the fur trade in the 21st Century. We also meet a county fair champion who keeps racking up the blue ribbons and has released a cookbook of some of her favorites. And we hear an update on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Construction has begun again, but some people wonder if it’s even needed.
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