New River Gorge NPP Hosts Old Growth Forest Ceremony
Glen Jean, W.Va. —New River Gorge National Park & Preserve will host a public ceremony to induct the Burnwood Trail into the Old-Growth Forest Network on Friday, August 4, at 2:00 pm. The Burnwood Trail is located at the Burnwood Day Use Area directly across U.S. Highway 19 from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center in Lansing, […]
West Virginia State Police Say Suspect In Shooting Of Trooper In Raleigh County Is Dead.
Coal City, WV – (WWNR) – An Ohio man wanted for shooting a West Virginia State Police trooper during a traffic stop Monday morning in Raleigh County is dead.
MANCHIN ANNOUNCES $19.8 MILLION FOR FIVE WEST VIRGINIA HEAD START PROGRAMS
Charleston, WV – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $19,881,651 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for five West Virginia Head Start programs. Head Start supports educational growth from birth to age 5 through services that provide early learning and emotional development, health and […]
2023 Annual Lilly Reunion schedule announced
Flat Top, WV- The 2023 Annual Lilly Reunion will be held at Flat Top, West Virginia on July 14, 15 and 16, 2023.The Family Dinner starts at 5 on Friday. Enjoy music, fellowship, food and more from 10-7 onSaturday and 10-4 on Sunday. And you don’t have to be a Lilly to attend. Everyone is […]
Fruits Of Labor Opens New Coffee Shop And Pizzeria.
Beckley, WV – (WWNR) – Nearly a year after the Fruits Of Labor Cafe opened its doors on Neville Street in Beckley, local residents have a new place to gather for lunch, and it’s almost in the same spot.
The Davisson Brothers Band Will Headline This Year’s Friends Of Charity Auto Fair.
Beaver, WV – (WWNR) – The 2023 Friends Of Charity Auto Fair is coming to the Raleigh County Memorial Airport on Friday, July 14th and Saturday, July 15th of this year.
PLANS FOR RALEIGH COUNTY MINERS MEMORIAL TO BE ANNOUNCED AFTER UBB CEREMONY.
What is remembered lives on … An Upper Big Branch Mine Remembrance Ceremony will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 12:00noon in the Miners Memorial Garden near Shoemaker Square adjacent to the Raleigh County Courthouse on Main St. in downtown Beckley, West Virginia. The community is invited to gather at 12noon Wednesday April 5th to […]
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin Teams With The Beckley Raleigh County Chamber Of Commerce For A Job And Resource Fair.
On Monday, Senator Joe Manchin and representatives from his office visited the office of the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce at 245 North Kanawha Street, Beckley WV to announce their partnership in the upcoming Job & Resource Fair 2023 to be held at the Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Concord University has earned Gold status in the 2023-2024 Military Friendly ® School designation.
ATHENS, W.Va. – Institutions earning the Military Friendly ® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2023-2024 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. The Military Friendly ® Awards provide a more competitive view of how an […]
Educators: ‘We Weren’t Heard’ on WV Campus-Carry Bill
Nadia Ramlagan West Virginia educators say they are dismayed at Gov. Jim Justice’s signing of legislation allowing concealed guns on college campuses. The Campus Self-Defense Act allows people 21 and older to carry guns in study halls and lounges, and other public spaces on campus beginning July 2024. Under the law, guns must be securely stored when […]