New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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West Virginia Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2026
This year’s featured speakers will be award-winning children’s novelist R. L. Stine, nonfiction author Margot Lee Shetterley, New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn, mystery author and West Virginia native Craig Johnson, and local author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLegends Of Lore Marker Dedicated To Banjo Player Aunt Jeanie Wilson
Aunt Jeanie Wilson was recently honored with a Legends of Lore sign in Chief Logan State Park.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Humanities Council Offering Grants Up To $20,000
The West Virginia Humanities Council is offering grants ranging from $1,500 or less up to $20,000. The council is especially interested in projects that address civic engagement and civics education, it said in a news release.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMarshall University App Brings History To Life In West Virginia And Beyond
The recently renovated Coin Harvey House on Third Avenue in Huntington is a beautiful old building with a double staircase and glass windows. It easily…
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From Corn Liquor to State Pride - Origins of ‘West by God Virginia’
re at West Virginia Public Broadcasting we’ve been asking listeners what they wonder most about West Virginia. The latest question that won out in an online poll came to us from St. Albans resident Trish Hatfield. She asked “Where does the phrase ‘West by God Virginia’ come from?” WVPB reached out to experts across the state and discovered one of the first times the phrase was found in a publication — and we have a good idea why it has stuck around.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLady D Passes On Love of the Blues
Doris Fields, an R&B, soul, and blues musician and songwriter, also known as Lady D, is the daughter of a coal miner. Her dad moved to West Virginia from…
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