Two square aspects ramp up feelings of anticipation on the eve of Christmas, a reminder that every event lives in three places — the past, the present and the future. But we experience these events in reverse. Christmas still lives in the future, but the joy of imagining it is available right now. Let the anticipation brighten the whole experience.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Today’s luck comes from defining “luck” well or, to put a finer point on it, specifically. Because there is no
Wishing everyone a happy holiday
Dear Readers: Tonight is Christmas Eve, and I’m reminded of something I heard a wise man say many years ago: “You may not particularly like someone, but try to love them in the spirit of mankind.”
It’s at this special time of year that we seem to remember the turbulent times of the past 12 months. But we try to remain hopeful that one day, the whole world might stop all wars, practice tolerance, look for the good, and change whatever is bad. It’s a time to
MILL CREEK — The Tygarts Valley Middle School girls basketball squad split games against Pendleton County Monday at Weber-Wamsley Court.
The junior varsity squad claimed a 36-21 win as Gavvy Arbogast scored 14 points and Bridget Wratchford chipped in nine.
The Lady Bulldogs fell in varsity matters by the score of 44-9.
Brooke COle had four points for Tygarts Valley, which returns to action Jan. 7 at Green Bank.
MORGANTOWN — If it was possible, we’d love to get that behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the WVU men’s basketball team and head coach Ross Hodge is going to tackle the next three months of Big 12 action.
The numbers, the strategy, the plan as to how the Mountaineers (9-4) will go about their business in a league that features six AP Top 25 schools — four of them currently in the top 10 — eight schools who are projected to make the NCAA tournament and probably either the No. 1 or No. 2 pick in the
If you’ve already gotten far enough ahead of the game, it’s just about time to relax, enjoy some time with friends and family while celebrating Christmas and maybe even start making plans for New Year’s Day.
West Virginia State Parks has an idea — 21 parks will host 24 First Day Hikes on Jan. 1.
North Bend State Park is among them, with Audra, Beech Fork, Blackwater Falls, Bluestone, Cacapon, Canaan Valley Resort, Cass Scenic Railroad, Cedar Creek, Elk River Trail, Little Beaver, Lost River,
ELKINS — Despite some local confusion over a new presidential executive order that makes Christmas Eve and Dec. 26 federal holidays, the United States Postal Service will still make deliveries on those days, the agency states.
A representative with the United States Postal Service in Elkins confirmed with The Inter-Mountain on Monday that USPS will still be operational and making deliveries on both Dec. 24 and Dec. 26.
“We’ll still be operational,” the representative said. “(People can still
Mrs. Bernice May Row Williams, 88, a resident of the Weaver Community, went home to be with her Lord Saturday Dec. 20, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family.
She was born Jan. 6, 1937, at Junior, West Virginia, a daughter of late Raymond Francis Row Sr. and Nina Freeman Row. On July 14, 1953, she was united in marriage to Marshall S. Williams, who survives at their home.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Stephen Williams of the Weaver Community, Kevin C. Williams
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A Brown University sophomore who was killed in an attack at the Rhode Island university was remembered Monday as “smart, confident, curious, kind, principled, brave,” at a funeral in her home state of Alabama.
Hundreds gathered at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in downtown Birmingham to remember Ella Cook, 19. She and freshman MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, 18, were killed Dec. 13 when a gunman entered a study session in a Brown academic building and opened fire on
ELKINS — Davis & Elkins College announced the winner of its Citizens Bank of West Virginia Emerging Leaders Scholarship, Troy Zorick, recently at Bridgeport High School.
Zorick is the recipient of a full, four-year scholarship that includes tuition, room, and board.
Davis & Elkins College, Citizens Bank of West Virginia, and WDTV have once again partnered for a fifth consecutive year to offer this unique scholarship competition.
All 2025 high school graduates, whether attending public,
NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records.
Sixteen years into the “Avatar” saga, Pandora is still abundant in box-office riches. “Fire and Ash,” the third film in Cameron’s science-fiction franchise, launched with $88 million domestically and $257 million internationally. The only film
