Throughout West Virginia’s history, we have often been an afterthought. Planes fly overhead, most never landing here. Motorists zip through the state on their way to other destinations. Our location, ...

Introduction In 2016, I proposed in the Daily Yonder an Appalachian Homestead Act—a plan to redistribute land from bankrupt coal companies and absentee ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner says the state may be returning to paper ballots for next May’s Primary Election. According to Warner, an executive order signed in ...

As of August 5, 2025, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in West Virginia stands at $3.058, slightly below ...

Driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing since, student enrollment at West Virginia’s public schools saw some ...

Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin. Last month, Gov. Patrick ...

Lake Tahoe attracts masses of tourists to California, but Virginia has its own park and beach-packed marvel with all the ...

Virginia Business has named Kim Davis, Executive Director of Friends of Southwest Virginia, 'Round the Mountain Artisan Network, and the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation as one of its 2 ...

With the start of public school just two weeks away for some counties, parents doing their back-to-school shopping will once again benefit from West Virginia’s annual sales tax holiday. Gov. Patrick ...

While just stepping into the role on July 15th, Benson is eager to learn more about the Mountain State’s culture.

As if our county boards of education did not have enough to worry about, a recent report by The Reason Foundation suggests a trend may present big challenges for West Virginia public schools. In a ...

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