Memorial

Arts & Culture Jack Walker +, Sep. 11, 2024

Remembering 9/11 In The Mountain State And Beyond

Wednesday marks 23 years since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America known as 9/11. To this day, the memory of the attacks and the nearly 3,000 lives they claimed looms large nationwide — including in West Virginia. ...

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Government Randy Yohe, Jan. 11, 2024

W.Va. Legislature Remembers, Honors Devoted 40 Year Employee

The West Virginia Legislature celebrated the life on Thursday of long time public servant Marilyn Kay Parsons.

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Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, Nov. 14, 2023

‘We Will Never Forget’: Marshall Holds Annual Plane Crash Memorial Service

Tuesday marks the 53rd Anniversary of the Marshall University Plane Crash. Seventy five people, football team players, coaches, staff, supporters and the flight crew perished while returning from an away game at East Carolina. Every year, on this day, Marshall remembers the 75.

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Government Randy Yohe, Mar. 11, 2023

War On Terrorism Memorial Bill Completes Legislation

The House of Delegates passed House Bill 3398 on day 60 of the 2023 legislative session. The measure is meant to preserve the memory of West Virginia soldiers killed in action in the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations involved in the United States’ war on global terrorism.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Aug. 31, 2022

Committee Co-Chairs Discuss Women’s History, Suffrage And Memorial

In 2020, communities across the country made plans to celebrate the centennial of the 19th amendment and the expansion of voting rights to women. The COVID-19 pandemic put an end to those plans but now, the West Virginia Suffragist Memorial Committee is asking the public to help create a permanent celebration of the historic event.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Aug. 24, 2022