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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The Legacy Of Comic Strip ‘Snuffy Smith,’ This West Virginia Morning
For nearly 100 years, Snuffy Smith has been a staple of newspaper comic pages, though these days, it’s easier to find him online. Snuffy Smith was brought to life by artist Fred Lasswell in the 1930s, but now the strip is written and drawn by John Rose, who lives in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke to Rose about drawing the famous hillbilly.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEnergy Company Says It Will Breathe Life Into Coal Country
A company that says it has patented a process to turn coal into environmentally friendly and valuable byproducts broke ground on a new facility in West Virginia on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal Reformation Firm Picks Mason County For New Facility
West Virginia has been selected as the site for a new facility that will turn coal into useable products.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMason County Lands Coal Processing Plant, 500 Jobs
A new coal processing plant is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to Mason County.
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