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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Studying Endangered Bats, A Pioneering Appalachian Filmmaker And The Supreme Court Rules On Local Sports, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, bats play a critical role in our ecosystems and agriculture, but their numbers are declining in the face of a changing climate and disease.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Look At Filmmaker Oscar Micheaux’s Impact, This West Virginia Morning
This week, Inside Appalachia discusses the influence and contributions of Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker who lived in Virginia in the 1920s. Mason Adams speaks with Roanoke historian Jordan Bell about Micheaux's life and career.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSchools Disqualified, Placed On Probation From Hope Scholarship Program
The schools were punished for financial misconduct and violations of the program's rules.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHope Scholarship Applications Nearly Double From Last Year
Based on a full scholarship of just over $5,400 per student, Treasurer Larry Pack’s office estimated the program’s cost is currently $155 million.
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Community Hospital Concerns, School Choice Vouchers And A Town’s Hidden History, This West Virginia Week
An heir files suit to keep his community hospital open, disparities in the distribution of school choice vouchers, and a West Virginia lawmaker is among those targeted in White House UFC fight plot.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Guidebook For Visiting Ancient Earthworks, This West Virginia Morning
Indigenous people created hundreds of earthen monuments in what is now Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. John E. Hancock, a professor of architecture and design at the University of Cincinnati, spent years studying these earthworks. He published a guidebook for visiting them. Inside Appalachia’s Bill Lynch spoke with Hancock about the book.
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