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Farmer’s Market is offered a new home at Montwell Commons

January 30, 2026

The center square in front of the Clingman Center will be the new home of the Montwell Community Market starting this year. By Sarah Richardson The Montwell Community Market will open as a producer market soon at a new, dedicated location at Montwell Commons in downtown Lewisburg beginning with the 2026 season. Montwell Commons is an eight-acre tract that includes the historic Fort Savannah site, currently home to The Old...

Public Meetings

January 30, 2026

Rainelle Town Councilmeetings are held every second and fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Rainelle City Hall....

Church Bulletin

January 30, 2026

First Baptist Church of Rainelle Food Pantry - 2026 Saturday distribution scheduleFeb. 28, Mar. 28, Apr. 25, May 23, June...

Single-day tickets now available for Wild Trails Festival

Discounted Wild Trails Festival tickets end Saturday, Jan. 31

January 30, 2026

Officials with the State Fair of West Virginia are reminding music fans that discounted tickets for the Second Annual Wild...

Greenbrier Watershed seeks 2026 cleanup sites

January 30, 2026

A previous river cleanup. (Photo courtesy of Greenbrier Watershed) Volunteers with the Greenbrier Watershed are asking for the public’s input...

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This Week in Wrestling, Week 7: Region 3 State Dual Championship Qualifying Tournament

January 30, 2026

The GEHS Wrestling Team. Photo by Frank Lusher, Cardinal Photography. By Rob Frank The opening Shot: Week seven of the...

Battle for the Springhouse returns to The Greenbrier this weekend

January 30, 2026

The Battle for the Springhouse will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a schedule filled with top-notch basketball competition this weekend...

This Week in Wrestling, Week 6: Nicholas County Dual, Inaugural Par Mar Stores Lady Blue Devil Invitational, and Alleghany Duals Tournament

January 23, 2026

By Rob Frank The opening ShotWeek six of the 2025–2026 Greenbrier East Wrestling season is in the books. Nicholas County...

Obituaries

Kathy Sue Porterfield Bailey

January 30, 2026

Kathy Sue Porterfield Bailey, 70, of Frankford went to her heavenly home on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. She is once...

James Richard Ward

January 30, 2026

James Richard Ward, 87, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Ronceverte, WV. Born...

Gary Lynn Glover

January 30, 2026

Gary Lynn Glover, 68, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at the Lindside Healthcare Center in Lindside, WV. Born...

Betty Lou Hinkley

January 30, 2026

Betty Lou Hinkley, 69, of Alderson, passed away unexpectedly at home on Jan. 26, 2026. She was born on May...

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January 30, 2026

Why is West Virginia using beet juice to pretreat roads before the icy conditions arrive? Puzzled Dear Puzzled, Beet juice is an environmentally friendly additive to the salt brine that the WV Department of Transportation (WV DOT) uses to pre-treat highways before a big snowstorm. They experimented with its use...

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