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Fall in West Virginia The annual pageantry of autumn is in full color in the Mountain State. Read More »
Grafton Monster Sixty years ago, this West Virginia cryptid was spotted for the only confirmed time. Read More »
"Ain't No Sunshine" Named to National Recording Registry The Library of Congress has recognized "Ain't No Sunshine" by Raleigh County native Bill Withers for its lasting contribution to U.S. culture. Read More »
Jayne Anne Phillips wins Pulitzer Prize The Buckhannon native won for her novel Night Watch, about a mother and daughter in West Virginia after the Civil War. Read More »
Remembering Jerry West (1938-2024) The basketball legend led East Bank High School to a state championship before coming within one point of a national title at WVU and emerging as one of the NBA's all-time greatest players and executives (photo courtesy of the West Virginia & Regional History Center). Read More »
Celebrating Don Knotts at 100 The comedic legend and Morgantown native would have turned 100 this year. Read our expanded e-WV entry. Read More »
Remembering Songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler (1932-2024) The Boone County native who gave us "Jackson," "Coal Tattoo," "Coward of the County," and "Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back" Read More »
Wildlife Refuge On August 11, 1994, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge became the 500th refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge system. Read More »
New River The New River Gorge National River was established by Congress on November 10, 1978. It became the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in December 2020. Read More »
Colorful visitors The diverse flora of West Virginia attracts 130 species of butterflies. The well-known Monarch is the state butterfly. Read More »
Fall in the Mountain State Cooler temperatures and the beginning of fall foliage bring visitors to the state's mountains. Read More »
This Date in HistoryNovember 27, 1981: The first basketball game was played at Marshall University's new Cam Henderson Center 
Marshall University traces its origins to a subscription school conducted for the children of local farmers in a small log church on the knoll where Old Main now stands. The school was founded in 1837. Trustees petitioned the General Assembly of Virginia to establish an academy, which was incorporated March 30, 1838, and named for Chief Justice John Marshall, who had recently died. After purchase of the site, the trustees erected a ... |
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