Southern West Virginia

On this West Virginia Morning, a business in southern West Virginia is getting national attention for the work it does to help people recovering from substance use disorder. The owner says the idea is pretty simple – nurture the community.

Several communities in West Virginia's southern coalfields celebrated the completion of a long awaited project to bring clean water to local communities last week.

On this West Virginia Morning, many West Virginians like to head to the beach in the summer for family vacation, but have you ever heard of Gibert Beach? We listen to the next installment of our series West Virginia Water Trails.

On this West Virginia Morning, WVU Health System is moving into Princeton, and the new director there says positive changes are coming. Also, in this show, West Liberty University’s Board of Governors has voted to publicly censure the president following plagiarism allegations, and about 140,000 kids in West Virginia are now eligible to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Appalachian Headwaters, a non-profit education, restoration and community development organization in southern West Virginia, is continuing its series of virtual field trips every Friday afternoon through December.

On this West Virginia Morning, a museum in southern West Virginia is helping people who are deeply rooted in Mine Wars history reclaim their own story. Also, in this show, the fourth public forum hosted by the West Virginia Professional Charter School Board was held in Charles Town Monday night, and Huntington is celebrating its culture and local artists through its Localization Pop-Up show.

Fayetteville native Jonathan Gore finished seventh in the 100-meter dash in the 2021 Paralympics on Monday in Tokyo -- the first of two races he will run.

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.