Norm Julian and Al Anderson would have been great in a buddy movie. Heck, the visuals alone would have gotten it. There was Al, a kinetic Black man who sounded […]
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City receives $2 million for lower Greenmont revitalization efforts
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown’s effort to revitalize a portion of its oldest neighborhood is getting a significant boost from Washington. The city will receive a $2 million congressionally […]
WVU Extension experts advise on drought effects on deer and cattle
MORGANTOWN – In light of the ongoing drought, two WVU Extension experts have offered some insight and advice on how drought can affect livestock and wildlife. Darin Matlick, a veterinarian […]
Cheat Lake sewer rate increase set at 100%; project cost remains unknown
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council unanimously approved on first reading a 100% rate increase for the Morgantown Utility Board’s Cheat Lake sanitary sewer customers. The increase will be the first […]
South Middle swims with the sharks at MTEC
No ‘want-preneurs’ here. Or, in other words: When life gives you glue in your hair — you make hair gel, in response. That was point of the across-the-parking-lot pitch Thursday […]
Monthly tours of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia’s Outdoor Classroom facility to educate and enrich the community
Nestled away in the various hand-crafted enclosures of the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia’s (ACCA) Outdoor Classroom are approximately 20 birds, including bald eagles, turkey vultures, an American crow and […]
Everyone needs a rock sometimes
A couple of months ago, my dad mentioned he missed seeing those colorful, decorated rocks that began popping up in random places during the pandemic. Fueled, I suppose, by more […]
WV Pawpaw Festival draws hundreds to celebrate the flavors of fall in Appalachia
Saturday afternoon at the WVU Core Arboretum, leaves of orange and brown crunched underfoot, and the scent of fried dough carried on a warm, slightly overcast breeze — a clear […]
Pawpaw Festival celebrates fall fruit’s longtime cultural and historic roots in Appalachia
The pawpaw fruit. Green, pear-shaped, backed by a natural history of tens of millions of years and the largest native fruit in West Virginia. Some folks find it to have […]
Trails at Mason-Dixon Historical Park receive state recognition
Summer may be over, but Monongalia County’s Mason-Dixon Historical Park is as hot as ever. Last month, the West Virginia Department of Tourism announced the property would become just the […]
