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GEHS senior Lauren Rodgers finishes top five at 2023 Poetry Out Loud State Championship
The top five finalists of the 2023 Poetry Out Loud State Finals: Emma Christie (left) of Berkeley Springs High School, 2022/2023 State Champion Morgan Sprouse of Bridgeport High School, 2023 Runner-Up Willow Peyton of St. Mary’s High School, Aubrey Smith of Tyler Consolidated High School, and Lauren Rodgers of Greenbrier East High School. By Matthew Young, RealWV Lauren Rodgers strolled on stage at the Norman L. Fagan Theatre in Charleston with the poise and presence of a performer twice her age, and commanded the attention of everyone in the room. And what did she say to the audience? “Starspangled cowboy, sauntering out of the almost-silly West, On your face a porcelain grin, Tugging a paper mache cactus on wheels behind...
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Kim Stephens named women’s basketball coach at Marshall
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Kim Stephens was named coach of the Marshall women’s basketball team on Monday. Stephens’ seven-year agreement was approved by the Marshall Board of Governors, the school said in a statement. […]
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New Maryland provider opening in post-Roe ‘abortion desert’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A new abortion provider is opening this year in Democratic-controlled Maryland — just across from deeply conservative West Virginia, where state lawmakers recently passed a near-total abortion ban. […]
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FDIC: First Citizens Bank to acquire Silicon Valley Bank
NEW YORK (AP) — North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around […]
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Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow was sitting in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s conference room at the Pentagon, listening to him make the case that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. At […]
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Nova Southeastern completes perfect season, wins D-II title
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Will Yoakum scored 31 points, Dallas Graziani added 24 points, nine assists and three steals and top-ranked Nova Southeastern beat West Liberty 111-101 on Saturday to win the first NCAA Division II […]
Local News
WVSP Superintendent Jan Cahill resigns amid investigation
Interim Superintendent of the WV State Police, Jack Chambers Gov. Jim Justice announced on Monday that Jan Cahill resigned from...
Maverick Model UN honored by State Senate and County BOE
Front Row: Coach Ashley Mann (left), Senator Vince Deeds, Senator Jack Woodrum, Thomas Sibold, Emma Ballard, Sadie Maxey, and Coach...
Red Nose River Float returns this June
Donned in their red noses, river floaters Stephanie Myers (left), Samantha Gray, Travis McClintic, and Elise McClintic (front) are pictured...
Ronceverte River Festival logo/slogan contest open
As part of 2023 Ronceverte River Festival celebrations, the River Festival Committee invites people of all ages to creatively visualize...
Sports News
Lady Cavs Give Valiant Effort at State Tournament
Greenbrier West’s Preslee Treadway, No. 22, puts up a shot as Webster County’s Allie Key, No. 11, and Sydney Baird,...
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James and the Giant Peach at Greenbrier Valley Theatre
James and the Giant Peach Jr. will run at Greenbrier Valley Theatre through Apr. 1. James and the Giant Peach...
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Obituaries
Myrtle Virginia Faulkner
Myrtle Virginia Faulkner Lewisburg - Myrtle Virginia Faulkner (McCoy), 89, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, Mar. 22, 2023...
Ciara Nicole Poe
Ciara Nicole Poe Ronceverte - Ciara Nicole Poe, 27, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2023. She is survived by...
Faye Edith Baker
Faye Edith Baker Faye Edith (Persinger) Baker passed away peacefully Friday, Mar. 17, 2023 at the age of 91 at...
Nancy L. Sparks O’Brien
Nancy L. Sparks O'Brien Ronceverte - Nancy L. Sparks O’Brien, 84, passed away on Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023 at her...
Business
Mountaineer Gas Company files to increase residential gas rates 7.85 percent
Photo courtesy: mountaineergas.undergroundenergy.com NOTICE is hereby given that Mountaineer Gas Company, a public utility, has filed with the Public Service...
Appalachian Power Seeks Review of Infrastructure Costs
Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, submitted a petition to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) to update...
Cullerton Named Deputy District Ranger for Gauley & Marlinton-WSS
Photo courtesy: www.fs.usda.gov Forest Supervisor Shawn Cochran has selected Thomas Cullerton to serve in a new position as Deputy District...
Jason Hattersley named District Ranger
Jason Hattersley Forest Supervisor Shawn Cochran has selected Randolph County native Jason Hattersley to serve as the district ranger for...
Letters To The Editor
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Dear Recycle Lady
Dear Recycle Lady, Must the plastic windows in envelopes be removed before recycling them in office paper? Recycler Dear Recycler, The plastic windows of envelopes recycled at the local Recycle Center do not need to be removed. They will be filtered out during the pulping process. However, not all recycling centers can recycle envelopes with windows, so if your envelopes are going to be recycled at another facility, check with them before leaving the windows in place. This is also true for tissue boxes that have a plastic insert. They can be recycled locally without removing the plastic. One word...
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Nature’s Way
By: Karen Cohen I’m a transplant, are you? Or are you native born? If we direct our discussion to gardening,...
WV Poison Center offers over-the-counter medicine safety tips
Many people believe over-the-counter medicines are safer than prescription medicines because a doctor does not have to write a...
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