Regional News

27,243,000,000 pounds. Yes, you read correctly, 27.2 billion pounds. That is how much beef American cattle farmers and ranchers produced last year. The average American will consume roughly 58.1 lbs. of beef in over the course of a year. What does this mean to us here in Greenbrier County? Well,...

On Tuesday, May 2, Gov. Justice reported that there are now 812 active cases of COVID-19 statewide; up by 13 cases since his previous briefing on Thursday last week. However, since reaching their most recent peak in late January, total active cases are down 96.3% overall. Gov. Justice Addressed the...

Gov. Jim Justice announced this week that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for April 2022 came in at $253 million over estimate, the all-time state record surplus for any single month in West Virginia history. “This is one of the most momentous economic announcements in the history of our state,”...

Digging and eating ramps in the spring is a traditional activity throughout Appalachia and especially in the gateway communities of Monongahela National Forest. While collecting ramps for personal use is permitted on the Forest within established limits, commercial harvesting of ramps in the Forest, including re-selling ramps collected for personal...

By Lyra Bordelon Reporting Contributed by Sarah Richardson, Aila Boyd, Jim Hunt, Frances Stebbins Amid the protests and action demanded in the wake of George Floyd's murder on May 25 in Minnesota, the circumstances of many confederate monuments across the Virginias are being re-examined, with some voicing their discontent with...