Fourth Annual Women Warriors Summit To Feature High Profile Speakers
The fourth annual Women Warriors Summit will take place at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026.
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March 4, 1924: Blues Musician Nat Reese Born in Virginia
Blues musician Nat Reese was born in Salem, Virginia, on March 4, 1924. When he was young, his family moved to Wyoming County and then to Princeton in…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLISTEN: Artist Cris Jacobs Drops "Color Where You Are" Album
"I think sometimes we just look way too past the present and are sort of blinded to...our ability to create beauty in the present." That was the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAugust 27, 1902: Blues Legend 'Diamond Teeth Mary' Born in Huntington
Singer Mary Smith McClain was born in Huntington on August 27, 1902. She would become a blues legend. At age 13, she was desperate to escape beatings from…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFrom Nashville to Nitro: Tony Harrah Sings the Blues
"There’s another generation [of blues players] coming up... if the flames are stoked well and kept alive. "From West Virginia Public Broadcasting and A…
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Bringin' Blues to the Jewel City with The Shadowshaker Band
In April 2015, they released their first full-length Snowflake Mandala. Less than a year later, they earned an entry into the 2016 International Blues…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWheeling Blues Fest Beats Heat, Rocks Rain
At the 16th annual Blues Fest in Wheeling this weekend it rained hard and shined hot, and at Wheeling’s Heritage Area Port the weekend blues musicians…
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