Posts by Abby Dufour

I sat down with bluegrass legend Larry Keel to talk about an upcoming event where he and his band will be performing in Allegheny on August 24th.

The Omni Homestead Resort and Bath Community Hospital will hold their 17th Annual Community Health Fair in the resort’s Grand Ballroom on Monday, October 30th from 7:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The event is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. April Dilley came to the WCHG studio to share more details and what she’s most looking forward to at the event.

An interview with Linda Cauley to discuss scholarships available to Bath County students, public schooled or homeschooled, and adults from the Bath County Arts Association.

At the recent supervisors meeting on Tuesday February 14th, the Bath County Board of Supervisors listened to concerns about the county’s proposed noise ordinance, and the way a joint work…

The USDA Forest Service is providing a renewed recreation season at Lake Moomaw this summer.

Earlier this week, I sat down with Samantha Plecker who works at the Bath Community Hospital and our local wellness center to talk about services and therapies that they offer. She is a licensed physical therapy assistant and rehab lead manager.

On April 21st, 2021, VA Governor Ralph Northam signed House Bill 3212 and Senate Bill 1406 making Virginia the first southern state to legalize the possession and use of marijuana by adults 21 years old and older.

March is International Women’s Day Month. In this story, I wanted to talk about four influential women in American History.

Every year March is designated Women’s History Month. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions to American history. 

Now 77 years old, Angela Davis is someone who has inspired so many people and still continues to do so; fighting for civil rights and other social issues for the 5 decades. 

Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer worked tirelessly to affirm the experiences of exploited Black people of the deep south whose stories were forgotten; rising from humble beginnings in Mississippi to become one of the most important, passionate, and powerful voices of the civil and voting rights movements and a leader in the efforts for greater economic opportunities for African Americans.

Henrietta Lacks was an African-American woman whose cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.