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Mary Harris “Mother” Jones was a prominent activist and community organizer who helped shape the United States labor movement during the turn of the 20th century. Her influence reached deep into West...

IBEX Global has been a proud member of the Elkins business community since 2010. Over the years, the company has consistently hired over 150 employees to fill a variety of positions. Among the first one hired...

Dr. Robert McCutcheon, professor of English and religion at Davis & Elkins College, has been awarded a $15,000 Appalachian College Association Faculty Fellowship to conduct research into the literature and...

Growing up in Elkins, I can still remember the desolate Railyard with the boarded up and dilapidated train depot. It always seemed sad to me that such a great part of our town’s history was sitting there in...

Davis & Elkins College education majors and their professors have a new teaching tool that will help them inspire their future students. On Wednesday, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Davis & Elkins...

The students in Davis & Elkins College Art Department are planning on traveling to Italy, Spain, and France over spring break. Pretty typical for college kids, right? However, this trip has a special...

Busting through fallen leaves early a few brisk mornings ago had me thinking. Born and raised in West Virginia I’ve heard the jokes, stereotypes, and assumptions that seem to cling to the native roots here....

Madeline Hope Ross, a Ripley native and graduate of Marshall University, is serving as Maid Silvia LXXIX of the 79th Mountain State Forest Festival. Here is your chance to get to know this year's Maid...

The Mountain State Forest Festival Royal Court Jesters have entertained Maid Silvia, her court, and thousands of spectators for decades. The Jesters accompany Maid Silvia throughout the Forest Festival and...

  Carl Nichols On Discovering a Passion for West Virginia Davis Medical Center’s V.P. of Physician Practices Carl Nichols, MBA, CMPE is one of fifty-five West Virginians participating in the 2015...

Q&A With Stephanie Bender Stephanie Bender and her husband, Tim, are a friendly couple living in Mill Creek, West Virginia. Spend a few minutes talking with them and you’ll learn they are backyard...

This story was created in partnership with the Augusta Heritage Center and West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Courtesy of Andrew Carroll and produced by Glynis Board. Click to listen to the story This...

STEP ONE: Procure Bicycles If there is one piece of advice I give to anyone visiting Amsterdam, it is to get a bicycle.  It is my firmly held and often vocalized belief that if you do Amsterdam without a...

Complete, Whole, Health, Fitness, Seven, Lifestyle; words written on a dinner napkin between two young minds inspired and driven to provide a different approach and experience to those seeking a healthy...

This is the first in a series of mini-documentaries featuring regional arts and culture.    Eighty-six year old, Lou Maiuri is a West Virginia legend. Sit back and learn about his "signature...

Seth and Erin Young make up the blues-rock duo Blackwater Mojo. This summer marks their second northern European Tour. They will periodically check in with us for the next few weeks with reflections of rural...

The Davis Health System Foundation is pleased to welcome Mike Bell as the Foundation’s new Executive Director. Bell comes to Elkins with great relationship-building and fundraising skills having led...