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CCHS softball and baseball players named to LKC honors
06/05/2026

CCHS softball and baseball players named to LKC honors

By Allen Hamrick The baseball and softball players at CCHS have played pretty good seasons, and some of the players have been named to the All LKC list. For baseball it was Pierce Adkins who got top dog honors by earning 1st team All LKC. Close behind him was Luke Stewart who was named 2nd [...]

BridgeValley expands free dental services with $15,000 grant from Southern Land Company
06/04/2026

BridgeValley expands free dental services with $15,000 grant from Southern Land Company

BridgeValley Community and Technical College has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Southern Land Company to support its Dental Hygiene Clinic, which provides preventive dental care to hundreds of residents across the Kanawha Valley each year. The funding will support essential clinical supplies,...

Governor Morrisey celebrates Elk River Trail expansion and new trail visitors center in Clay County
06/03/2026

Governor Morrisey celebrates Elk River Trail expansion and new trail visitors center in Clay County

Governor Patrick Morrisey celebrated the opening of the new Elk River Trail Visitors Center at the Dundon Trailhead in Clay County, along with a 4.3-mile expansion of the Elk River Trail and the site’s designation as an official Mountaineer Mile location. “The Elk River Trail is a perfect exampl...

Morrisey signals potential cuts to WV’s childcare assistance, clothing voucher program due to debt ‘I’m not going to sup...
06/02/2026

Morrisey signals potential cuts to WV’s childcare assistance, clothing voucher program due to debt ‘I’m not going to support cutting childcare subsidies or clothing vouchers at all,’ said Del. Evan Worrell, R-Cabell

By Amelia Ferrell Knisely for West Virginia Watch Cuts could be coming to West Virginia’s childcare assistance and a voucher program that helps low-income families afford school clothes. Those programs - along with several children’s support services - are funded through Temporary Assistance for...

CCHS track shines at the AA state competition
06/02/2026

CCHS track shines at the AA state competition

By Allen Hamrick CCHS shuttle hurdle team shines at states; Lady Panthers wear gold for the first time.
For the first time in school history the Lady Panthers strapped on some metal at the AA state track championship held in Charleston this past week. The 4x800 team consisting of McKinley Mahan, A...

BridgeValley receives WV Advance Grant to expand welding training opportunities
05/29/2026

BridgeValley receives WV Advance Grant to expand welding training opportunities

BridgeValley Community and Technical College has been awarded a $20,000 WV Advance Grant, approved by the West Virginia Community and Technical College System, to enhance hands-on training in its Welding Technology program. The funding will support the addition of new equipment and learning resource...

Treasurer Pack to send letter to families about opening Trump Accounts for children
05/28/2026

Treasurer Pack to send letter to families about opening Trump Accounts for children

Newborn parents can begin saving for their child this summer State Treasurer Larry Pack will be sending out a letter to newborn parents in West Virginia to encourage them to enroll their children in a new savings account that President Donald Trump is offering called “Trump Accounts.” “I am pr...

Widen News
05/27/2026

Widen News

Teacher Injured in Fall from 20-Foot Precipice Miss Tessie Bailes, librarian-English teacher in Widen High School, suffered a fractured back and broken leg in a fall over a 20 feet cliff near her home in Enoch, on Wednesday night, February 4, 1959. Miss Bailes, who lives here at the Annex Building d...

United Hospital Center names inaugural Rural Scholars to address West Virginia physician shortage
05/26/2026

United Hospital Center names inaugural Rural Scholars to address West Virginia physician shortage

The United Hospital Center (UHC) Family Medicine Residency Program is proud to announce the first cohort of medical students to join its newly launched Rural Scholars Program. This initiative marks a significant step in addressing the critical healthcare needs of West Virginia, where more than half....

CCHS track team sends eighteen to state championships
05/25/2026

CCHS track team sends eighteen to state championships

By Allen Hamrick Wednesday, May 13, was regional competition time for the CCHS track team with this year’s event being held at Buffalo High School. Here athletes would need to run, jump, and throw their way into CCHS track history, and that they did. As a team, the boys placed 3rd overall, and the...

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