A Look Back

BRYANT, ANITA / MISS AMERICA / MISS OKLAHOMA.: UNKNOWN: Caption reads, Oklahoma entertainer Anita Bryant may not have won the...

By William “Skip” Deegans In 1809 or 1810, 20-year old Henry Ruffner from Kanawha County enrolled at the Lewisburg Academy....

By William “Skip” Deegans West Virginia history students who prepped for the Golden Horseshoe competition were required to memorize the...

By William “Skip” Deegans New Year’s Day in 1925 found over 200 families living in tents, make-shift barracks, and other...

By William “Skip” Deegans For many years, the Meyer Davis Orchestra was analogous to The Greenbrier. On the first anniversary...

By William “Skip” Deegans Residents of western Greenbrier County received a special Christmas holiday treat in 1924 when R. O....

By William “Skip” Deegans In December 1949,  Kidd Truck & Implement Co. rolled out the new L-line of International Harvester...

By William “Skip” Deegans In 1899, Lewisburg residents enjoyed a concert by Edward Baxter Perry, a blind classical pianist. An...

By William “Skip” Deegans Had Monroe County spy Andrew Summers Rowan been born in the 20th century he may have...

By William “Skip” Deegans “Union Manganese Mine Said Rich” was the headline in the Hinton Daily News on October 24,...