Last week was named Winter Weather Awareness Week by Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Emergency Management Division, in collaboration with the NOAA/National Weather Service and ReadyWV. With the approach of winter in the next few weeks, Justice's announcement was well-timed, so that West ...
While warning bells are often rung over the rampant misuse of donations by major charities, the truth behind the validity of that concern may have never before been as clear as it has been made today. Results from a recently-released analysis of 2021 publicly available tax returns and 2021 ...
Among the angry mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was incoming West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, who posted a video online from the Capitol interior yelling, “We’re in! … Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” His illegal actions demanded a swift and severe ...
On Monday, Gov. Jim Justice announced his executive order mandating face coverings to be worn when a person is in a public indoor space where six feet of social distancing cannot be maintained. Children eight-and-under, people who are eating and people with trouble breathing or the inability to ...
We are finishing week two of Gov. Jim Justice's six-week phased reopening plan for West Virginia.After spending over a month in social isolation, West Virginia's businesses certainly need to increase their cash flow, so they won't have to permanently close. As The Shepherdstown Chronicle ...
Last Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that COVID-19 had been upgraded from an epidemic to a pandemic, due to the level of global devastation it had caused.On Tuesday, Shepherdstown residents James and Carolyn Vigil were the first people in West Virginia to ...
This past weekend, many Americans celebrated Memorial Day, by getting together with family and friends to indulge in grilled burgers and hotdogs. But, for some celebrants, Memorial Day also brought memories of loved ones whose lives were taken from them, as they defended our country in the ...
Appalachia doesn't realize how lucky it is to have an academic like Sylvia Shurbutt on its side.Earning a doctorate from the University of Georgia in 1982, Shurbutt spent a few years teaching at Georgia Southern University, before joining Shepherd University's English and Modern Languages ...
She waves her hand and smiles, with a tiara glinting in her hair and a sash draped across her satin gown. Little girls admire her like they would a Disney princess, teenage girls envy her and women wonder what sort of legacy she'll leave behind.Miss America winners have made their stamps on the ...
"We are the champions, my friends," the popular song goes. Whenever I hear these lyrics, I'm reminded of the sometimes obsessive way people pursue winning.My grandfather is no exception to this obsession.Pappy loves football. Although he occasionally flicks on a basketball or baseball game, if ...