Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Record-Breaking Lilly Family Reunion Returns This August
A summer tradition for many families is back after being cancelled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the annual Lilly family reunion in Southern West Virginia -- but you don’t really have to be a Lilly to attend.The gathering was once the largest family reunion in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsConstruction Project Bridges Lilly History
A bridge commemorating a village settled in Summers County in 1772, is being replaced. But the project is providing more than just a new bridge for…
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