Hampshire County

Gov. Jim Justice has hired a former campaign staff member as his Regional Representative for West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle counties.…

In order to help people struggling with addiction, some communities are taking steps to think outside the box. The Potomac Highlands region of the Eastern…

On April 19, 1889, Susan Dew Hoff passed the state medical exam, becoming one of the first licensed women physicians in West Virginia history.As a youth,…

In 2017, West Virginia Public Broadcasting featured one of West Virginia’s last remaining broom makers; Kanawha County resident Jim Shaffer. The story ended with a question: would this dwindling art continue once Shaffer retired? Well, it turns out, a whole family in Hampshire County makes brooms together, and they were inspired by Shaffer himself.

West Virginia officials have placed restrictions on the disposal and transport of deer carcasses in two more counties in response to a disease.The state…

West Virginia governor John Jacob died in Wheeling on November 24, 1893, at age 63. The Hampshire County native was the first governor born within the…

The U.S. Department of Education has named three schools in West Virginia as 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools.The department announced the awards…

In Hampshire County West Virginia, there is a small mountain ridge called Ice Mountain. Historical records suggest that, years ago, ice could be found…

If you’re out-and-about West Virginia bookstores or gift shops this Christmas, you may come across a coffee-table book set titled, Panhandle Portraits: a…

The founder of a Hampshire County company faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a tax charge.Jolin Concrete Industries, Inc. founder…