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There’s a certain kind of musician you find in bluegrass — the kind who didn’t chase the music as much as they grew into it. That’s where Steve Worley starts. “I guess around 12 years old,” he said. “That’s when I got my first guitar.” From there, it wasn’t a straight line. It was church….

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When Mike Andes talks about bluegrass, he doesn’t talk about it like a career. He talks about it like something that found him early and never let him go. “I fell in love with it around nine or ten years old,” he said. “It was a God-given talent, and it just took off from there.”…

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There’s a certain kind of story you hear often in rural communities—but not often enough in today’s world. It’s the story of someone who didn’t leave. Someone who chose to stay, to build a life, and to serve the same people year after year. That’s the story of Glen Dobbs. In our latest interview on…

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Combs emphasized that the committee is still refining these calendars and will present 2 or three refined calendars at the April 7th hearing.

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A special meeting of the Pocahontas County Commission was held on the morning of Thursday, March 19th, with an agenda to select a replacement member for Ed Riley on the county Solid Waste Authority (SWA.) The SWA consists of 5 members, of which the county commissioners appoint two of the members; the WV Department of…

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Talent Tuesday at The Omni Homestead: Markell Wood on What a Record Season Means for You The bookings are up. The season is big. And The Omni Homestead is hiring. While a lot of businesses are playing it cautious right now—watching the horizon, trimming the sails—The Omni Homestead Resort is doing something different. They’re staffing…

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  Moments of Stillness – Episode 3: Meditation In a world that moves fast and rarely slows down, sometimes the most important thing we can do is pause. Episode 3 of Moments of Stillness continues a series created by Noelle Corley, offering a brief space in your day to step back, reflect, and reset. This…

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When Community Steps In: How CarePortal Is Connecting Bath County Families with Real Help By Danny Cardwell I sat down with Rhonda Sedovy and Rebekah Burns to talk about CarePortal and the work taking shape right here in Bath County. CarePortal is a platform that connects children and families in crisis with local churches, organizations,…

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They had many objections to the SWA’s approval of a 15-year transfer station lease agreement with Jacob Meck

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  For decades, the message was clear: go to college, earn a degree, and build your future there. But somewhere along the way, the country lost sight of something simpler — and essential. We still need people who can fix what’s broken. This year, the Mertz Career and Technical Center at Bath County High School…

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