The Town of Star City is offering a “Hometown Hero” program to allow families to honor veterans with banners placed on the light poles leading to and from the John F. Kennedy Memorial Park near the town’s riverfront. The banners are two-sided and measure 18 by 36 ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s editorial has been adapted from one that originally ran May 26, 2020. Today, some people will hold somber remembrances, while others will gather for cook-outs and fun. In recent years, we’ve seen a lot of pushback against the commercialization of Memorial ...
“Mission Veteran Expedition: Honoring Vietnam Veterans in the Transportation Industry” returns to Vietnam with 10 veterans, documenting their personal experiences of historic events and healing. In November 2023, 10 Vietnam veterans embarked on a journey they never thought possible, ...
Puppies, puppies everywhere! Dozens of people came to the West Virginia University Animal Science Research, Education, and Outreach Center on Stewartstown Road Thursday morning for a fun-filled (and educational) puppy party with the latest litters of pups from WVU’s Hearts of ...
Club wants to hang banners of veterans The local GFWC Mountaineer Woman’s Club, part of the national General Federated Woman’s Club, is a civic organization that has interests in public affairs, arts and culture, the environment and education. Our focus for this two-year period has ...
KINGWOOD — For the third year, members of the Cheat River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) placed wreaths on the graves of veterans on National Wreaths Across America Day. DAR member Karen Kurilko said the first year wreaths were placed in Maplewood Cemetery, the ...