Latest ‘Us & Them’ Reflects On 2025, This West Virginia Morning

Federal funding for arts and culture has been curtailed. Trey Kay looks at the reasons in the latest Us & Them. Also, the state board of education has approved another round of school closures and consolidations, the state Legislature is expected to take up several bills in the coming session to address foster care and children who are homeless, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Oct. 24, 2025

W.Va. Book Festival Welcomes Readers, Authors To Charleston

Festival goers can attend workshops on writing immersive fiction, and children and families are invited to take part in a storybook costume parade.

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Arts & Culture Liz McCormick, Oct. 02, 2025

Appalachian Author Reflects On Heritage, Portrayal Of Cherokee In Literature

Author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle sat down with Eastern Panhandle Bureau Chief Liz McCormick to discuss her background, her debut novel and the importance of reclaiming Cherokee identity through literature. Clapsaddle is the 2025 Appalachian Heritage Writer-in-Residence at Shepherd University.

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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 30, 2025

Volunteers Bring Books And A Love Of Reading To Kids

A team of young volunteers that started in Morgantown is building an international network to make sure preschoolers have their own books at home.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 21, 2025

Author Of New Book Profiling Trans Teens Visiting Charleston This Month

The ACLU and Plot Twist Books have invited journalist and author Nico Lang to the South Charleston Public Library on July 26. Lang recently wrote "American Teenager," a book following the lives of eight trans teens across the U.S.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, May. 28, 2025

Award-Winning Book Reveals Why Books Are Important For Incarcerated Appalachians

Each year Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association present the Weatherford Awards. They honor books about the Appalachian South. The winner of the 2024 award for nonfiction is titled, This Book is Free and Yours to Keep. It consists largely of letters from incarcerated people across the region who corresponded with the Appalachian Prison Book Project. Ellen Skirvin is one of the book’s editors.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Oct. 28, 2024

Encore: Spooky Tales And Sci-Fi, Inside Appalachia

Submitted for your approval, we have a selection of spooky tales for Halloween and beyond. We have scary stories read by acclaimed sci-fi and horror authors, tales of the supernatural, and we might know...

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