Shepherdstown Commemorates 250th Anniversary Of Beeline March
Residents and reenactors gathered in Shepherdstown on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of a Revolutionary War event with West Virginia roots.
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Mothman Festival Celebrates W.Va. Legend, Packs International Paranormal Punch
The largest paranormal gathering in the eastern United States happens this weekend in Point Pleasant. The annual Mothman Festival commemorates the sighting of an infamous, red-eyed legend with wings. Wh...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlood Preps Increase Along Ohio River
Flood warnings continued on Thursday for West Virginia communities along the Ohio River. Two counties are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPoint Pleasant's Silver Bridge Disaster In 1967 Improved Bridge Safety
The Silver Bridge collapse, on the Ohio River at Point Pleasant, killed 46 people. After it, the Federal Highway Administration began using National Bridge Inspection Standards.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNucor Steel West Virginia Officially Unveiled In Point Pleasant
Nucor, a Charlotte, NC-based manufacturing company, announced plans to build a $2.7 billion steel mill facility near Apple Grove in Mason County at a press conference at Point Pleasant High School. It’s expected to be operational by 2024.
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Point Pleasant River Museum Breaks Ground On New Building
Museum staff broke ground on Monday for a new building to house the Point Pleasant River Museum and Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center.Following a fire that gutted the Old Nease Building, the previous home of the museum, the museum staff has been working to raise funds for a new building.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Silver Bridge Collapses Killing 46: December 15, 1967
On Friday, December 15, 1967, at about 5 p.m., the Silver Bridge spanning the Ohio River at Point Pleasant collapsed, plunging thirty-one vehicles plunged into river and killing 46.
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