ROWLESBURG — Is River House Lodge haunted? Owner Tim Weaver said he is not a big believer in the paranormal, but strange things do happen at the three-story lodge. Weaver said he bought the double-sided house nine years ago and thought it would make a good bed and breakfast because there ...
ROWLESBURG — The 13th Annual West Virginia Chestnut Festival, celebrating the heritage, tradition and the restoration efforts of the giant hardwood tree that once dominated the hills of the 16 Appalachian states, returns Oct. 10 to Rowlesburg Park. Attendees will be immersed in the ...
ROWLESBURG — A 70-plus-year-old “fundraising quilt” that will be displayed at the Szilagyi Center on Labor Day is more than a piece of history. The quilt is made of 42 blocks with 16 embroidered names per block, and 13 names along one edge, a total of 685 ...
KINGWOOD — Two members of Vietnam Veterans Post 977 gave Preston commissioners an update at Tuesday's meeting about the memorial to be placed on the courthouse lawn. Veterans Bill Benson and Jim Savage told commissioners once the memorial is in place, it will be covered until it is ...
KINGWOOD — In a partnership, the Preston County Economic Development Authority and the Preston County Commission have presented five projects for potential consideration for Community Project Funding. The initiative allows members of U.S. Congress to directly address the most significant ...
ROWLESBURG — For 20 years Trout for Cheat, Inc. has been stocking Cheat River, said Lorenza “Buzz” Halterman, executive vice president and treasurer for the nonprofit group. Halterman said the organization stocked 1,700 pounds of trout Thursday. He said most of the ...