Pro Bike Races Return To Charleston
The 2026 USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships will take place June 16-21 on the roads of downtown Charleston.
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W.Va. Folklorist Receives Highest National Honor
Gerald “Gerry” Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia, has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow. It’s the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEncore: True Stories Behind Folk Heroes, Runaway Trains And Murder Ballads, Inside Appalachia
This week, on this special episode with guest co-host, ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason, we explore songs about lawbreaking folk heroes, runaway trains and murder ballads.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAbrupt Loss Of Federal Funds Forces Cuts To Humanities Programs Statewide
A collection of note-worthy musicians were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame Saturday night – in a musical gala held despite a massive, eleventh hour setback. The sudd...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCultural Events Lose Federal Funding And Environmental Impacts Of Executive Order, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, cultural events across the state are dealing with the unexpected loss of promised federal funds, and a look at the environmental effects of President Trump's executive orders on energy.
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Cemeteries Project Revives The Stories Of W.Va. Veterans
The West Virginia National Cemeteries Project pairs history graduate students from West Virginia University with high school students from Grafton High School to delve into the lives of veterans buried in the local cemeteries.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPreserving The Homemade Music Of West Virginia's Hollows
Old-time music is a large part of West Virginia’s heritage – it is the folk music of the state. And although it has now gained the popularity of people…
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