Governor’s Mansion, Capitol Now Open For Free, Guided Tours
The West Virginia Governor’s Mansion – fully decorated for the holiday season – is now open to the public for free holiday tours.
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How A Legendary Virginia Recording Studio Is Changing With The Times
Flat Five Studio has frequently evolved to keep track with the rapidly changing music industry. Now, as a new owner takes the helm, the studio is trying new things while still remaining grounded in the fundamental art of expert music production.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFlat Five Studio, Old Growth Forests And Trouble At WVU, Inside Appalachia
This week, we drop by Flat Five Studio in Salem, Virginia. It had a reputation for recording bluegrass bands, but caught a big break in the early 1990s when the Dave Matthews Band needed a quiet place to record its debut album. We also learn a little about primordial forests, and we visit a small nonprofit company in West Virginia that’s making solar powered light kits for families in war-torn Ukraine.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAugust 16, 1890: Salem Academy in Harrison County Changes Name to Salem College
On August 16, 1890, Salem Academy in Harrison County changed its name to Salem College. The academy had opened its doors a year earlier with the help of…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer Head of Salem Boarding School Sentenced for Neglect
The former director of a now-closed Salem boarding school for troubled youths has been sentenced to six months in jail and five years of probation for…
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City of Salem Fined $82,000 for Wastewater Violations
The city of Salem is facing more than $82,000 in fines for environmental violations at its wastewater treatment plant.In a consent order signed in early…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer Salem Official Loses Bid for Reconsideration of Sentence
A former Salem official has lost a bid to serve his embezzlement sentence under house arrest.David Wayne Mayle is serving one to 10 years in prison. His…
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