The Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau invites the community to soak up the season at Second Saturday: Sounds of Summer on Saturday, August 9, at the Weirton Event Center. All ages are welcome at this celebration packed with music, food, games, and vendors.Kick off the afternoon with[Read More…]
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New Hunters Reminded to Complete Hunter Education Before Fall Seasons
As excitement builds for fall hunting in West Virginia, the Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is reminding anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1975, that completing a hunter education course is a legal requirement before buying a hunting license.“Hunter education is the foundation of safe and responsible hunting,” said[Read More…]
WV Celebrates Child Support Awareness Month
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Child Support Enforcement (BCSE), is proud to recognize August as Child Support Awareness Month by launching a new, user-friendly website: bcse.wvtylertech.com. The site offers an improved digital experience for families and employers, making it easier, faster, and more secure to[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Treasures….. one is silver and the other is gold. I’m talking about friendship! Are you mature enough to remember that old song that is sung in a round? Do you know what it means to sing in a round? Let’s start with that. A round is[Read More…]
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA by Lisa Scottoline. Lately, Julia Pritzker is beginning to think she’s cursed. She’s lost her adoptive parents, then her husband is murdered. When she realizes that her horoscope essentially foretold[Read More…]
Tai Chi Class Offered at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will now be offering a weekly Tai Chi Class instructed by Mike Turrentine every Monday at 11 a.m. in the River Room of the Brooke County Library.Tai Chi is a moving meditation in the form of a series of gentle exercises that create harmony between[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Follansbee Library
The Follansbee Library will be showing the movie “Drop” rated PG-13 on Friday, August 15 at 12 p.m.Violet is a widowed mother who has worked up the courage to go on her first date in years with a charming photographer named Henry. The cute couple’s killer chemistry is rudely interrupted[Read More…]
Family Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be showing the film “A Minecraft Movie” rated PG on Thursday, August 14 at 5 p.m.Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they embark on a magical[Read More…]
Bethany College Enrollment Surge Gains National Recognition
Bethany College has been recognized in a recent MSN feature as one of the 50 colleges in the United States experiencing the largest surge in applicants over the past five years, underscoring the historic institution’s ambitious growth strategy and renewed momentum.The national spotlight follows two consecutive years of strong enrollment[Read More…]
Utilities Required to File Notification Plans
By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman We are in the process of having all utilities file plans with the Public Service Commission on how they will notify customers about outages in service.Utilities across the state have been given a 30-day deadline to file those plans with the Public Service[Read More…]