Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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W.Va. Coal Country Rapidly Losing Residents
Sixteen West Virginia counties that are part of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Central Appalachia region saw the largest percentage of population loss from that entire group from the 2020 census to 2025 numbers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Population Continues To Fall
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released adjusted data on the population from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. West Virginia didn’t fare well overall. The ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOnly 8 Counties See Growth In State, Most In Eastern Panhandle
Only eight of West Virginia's 55 counties grew in population from 2022 to 2023. Most of these were clustered in the Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCensus Field Workers To Canvas Uncounted In W.Va.
West Virginians who have not responded to the U.S. Census might have a field worker showing up on their doorstep within the next five weeks.Census workers…
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West Virginia Near Last In 2020 Census Responses
West Virginia has one of the country's lowest participation rates in the 2020 census.Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau shows only about a third of…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsQ&A: Berkeley County Development Authority Outlines Challenges & Statewide Impact
Berkeley County is one of the fastest growing counties in West Virginia. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2013 and 2016, the population grew…
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