Southern West Virginia

The permanent home of the National Scout Jamboree will hold a four-day outdoor festival for the public in September. The Adventure On! Freedom Festival will take place Sept. 10 to 13 at the 14,000-acre Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia, WVVA-TV reported.

Coal consumption in the country has been declining since its peak in 2007 and this hurt the economy in Southern West Virginia. The Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia is planning a virtual meeting on Thursday, April 29 to brainstorm workforce solutions.

On this West Virginia Morning, we speak with an organization that surveyed workers in southern West Virginia to find out the challenges they face in the gig economy as the coal industry has declined. Also, we have the latest news on a West Virginia man who was arrested near the U.S. Capitol this week, a report on an extended sign up period with the Affordable Care Act, and this week’s Mountain Stage Song of the Week.

On this West Virginia Morning, we learn what it was like to grow up in southern West Virginia in the early 1900s. Also, we hear updates from around the region on coronavirus spread, cold weather preparations and the latest on a federal bill that would provide greater transparency at veterans hospitals.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear what issues are top of mind for some voters in the southern part of the state. Also, in this show, we hear reports from this month’s West Virginia Board of Education meeting, we hear the latest on a court case involving the governor’s residency, and we hear about a COVID-19 outbreak in Huntington.

Counties in southern West Virginia are experiencing a significant rise in new COVID-19 cases compared to the rest of the state, which health leaders blame…

A new report shows that tourism in southern West Virginia’s national parks injected more than $70 million into the local economies in 2019, which was…

The fourth annual West Virginia art and writing contest aimed at raising awareness of prescription painkiller abuse has ended, with a student from the…

West Virginia health officials say they are noticing several small coronavirus outbreaks linked to churches and an increased potential for disease spread…

Flood mitigation efforts continue in southern West Virginia through a grant funded study by Marshall University.The long-term project focuses on Rainelle…