Today is Juneteenth. It marks the day—June 19, 1865—when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the slaves in Galveston Bay, Texas. Union General Gordon Granger delivered the news that President Lincoln had issued two and a half years earlier.
“Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that
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Weston Smith placed himself on the list of all-time greats at Hurricane High School, not verbally but with his effort.
The senior righthanded pitcher/centerfielder starred for the Redskins and led them to a 28-7 record and the Class AAAA state championship this season. His dominance led to Smith being named captain of the all-state team in the large-school division. The squad was selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Smith, who signed with
by WV MetroNewsMILL CREEK — Valley Health Care has announced the launch of a major campus expansion project of the health care company’s presence in Mill Creek.
Officials said the project will more than double the size of the current facility and modernize its capacity to provide comprehensive, accessible care.
The expansion will include the development of a new 15,000-square-foot state-of-the-art health center, a significant increase from the 8,000 square feet of the current clinical space, officials said.
CHARLESTON — At the same meeting last week in which the West Virginia Department of Education voted unanimously to officially place Randolph County Schools in a state of emergency, the Randolph school system was also discussed as a negative example of how the state’s voucher program works.
During the June 11 meeting in Charleston, Tamia Brower, Education Policy Researcher with the West Virginia Center of Budget and Policy, requested that the state BOE release the up-to-date numbers on the
FRANKLIN — Two Pocohontas residents are among the winners of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ 2025 West Virginia Gold Rush giveaway.
2025 marks the Gold Rush’s eighth year, which continued a popular spring tradition that celebrates the state’s golden rainbow trout and encourages families and anglers of all ages to enjoy West Virginia’s fishing opportunities.
“We want to congratulate our winners and thank every angler who participated in this year’s Gold Rush,” WVDNR Director
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a jolting setback to transgender rights.
The justices’ 6-3 decision in a case from Tennessee effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration and state governments to roll back protections for transgender people. Another 26 states have laws similar to Tennessee’s.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a conservative
Before he was David Mamet the acclaimed author, filmmaker and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, he worked a variety of low-paying jobs well into his 20s. Mamet said he knows what it’s like to get your hands dirty to make ends meet.
“I also worked in a day camp teaching. Even right after I got out of college, I was unemployable, didn’t have any skills, and the degree wasn’t worth anything,” Mamet said in an interview with the Washington Examiner.
Through it all, one common thread in his work is
Lifelike digital Triceratops and Spinosaurus lumbering through a reimagined “Walking with Dinosaurs” and Benson Boone’s sophomore album “American Heart” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
KENOVA, W.Va. — Three people have been arrested and over $25,000 in narcotics were seized as a result of a year-long investigation.
Jaydyn Reese
Charlie Luckett
According to the Kenova Police Department, Jaydyn Nichole Reese, 24, of Kenova, Charlie Christian Luckett, 27, and Steve Duane Burkett, 36, both of Detroit, have been charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to distribute narcotics.
Police searched an apartment on 19th Street in Kenova and found heroin, crack cocaine,
by WV MetroNewsRAWL, W.Va. — A mother and child are dead after a crash in Mingo County.
Keyonna Norman, 24, and Kingston Norman, 9, died when their vehicle crashed on state Route 49. The two were traveling north towards Williamson and crossed the southbound lane before going over a 75-foot hillside. The vehicle landed on nearby railroad tracks.
According to Mingo County Sheriff’s Chief Field Deputy Allen Mounts, the vehicle was found by a Norfolk Southern Railroad detective at around 9 a.m. Wednesday. The
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