Hailing from Mobile, Alabama, the Red Clay Strays have been together for less than two years yet are already touring the country with their roots rock and country stylings.

A band that aims to please, they are in the process of releasing their first-ever album and touring into the ...

For many years, Huntington has had a problem with people trespassing in and living in vacant and dilapidated structures. It became more noticeable recently when squatters took over a vacant hotel-turned-apartment building on 4th Avenue a couple of blocks from the campus of Marshall ...

Hailing from Mobile, Alabama, the Red Clay Strays have been together for less than two years yet are already touring the country with their roots rock and country stylings.

A band that aims to please, they are in the process of releasing their first-ever album and touring into the ...

HUNTINGTON — Students across the country curled up around a good book with the help of an adult volunteer or two as the nation recognized the annual Read to Me Day, celebrated locally in Cabell County at all its 16 elementary schools.

Dozens of adult community members, employees of local ...

HUNTINGTON — As the Huntington Police Department’s “No-Shave November” fundraiser hits its midway point, the officers are showing their appreciation starting with their smallest donors — elementary school students.

As part of the fundraiser, officers have traded in their razors and shaving ...

HUNTINGTON — Savannah Short’s signing was designed to be a celebration of her commitment to play soccer at Concord University, but instead the Huntington St. Joe star turned it into a touching tribute to family and friends.

Short, a standout defender with the Irish, signed Thursday in the ...

SPRING VALLEY — Huntington High and Spring Valley likely will combine for about 100 plays Friday night, but fewer than a half-dozen will decide the outcome, said Timberwolves head coach Brad Dingess.

The Class AAA football powers meet at 7:30 p.m. in a playoff quarterfinal at Spring ...

HUNTINGTON — When Huntington St. Joe girls basketball guard Dena Jarrells looked at her college choices, an offer from Chattanooga caught her attention.

As she researched the university her interest grew. Still, for the southern Wayne County girl-turned-Irish sharpshooter, it wasn’t just ...

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University’s 18 senior football players will jog out of the Joan C. Edwards Stadium tunnel for the final time Saturday when the Thundering Herd plays UTSA on Senior Day.

All the memories of the last four or five years will flood their minds, sending them into a ...

ELLEN BOLLMAN, 62, of Henderson, Nev., and formerly of Barboursville, W.Va., has traveled to the Heavens to join the family she has missed for so long. We know they are laughing and talking while watching over all of us with love. Ellen was a loving wife, an amazing mother and a friend to all. ...

HUNTINGTON — Mitch Jacobs is retiring from coaching NCAA Division I volleyball teams, which included the last 17 years as Marshall University’s head coach.

Jacobs made the announcement Thursday, one day before the Conference USA championships begin at Marshall, but without the Thundering ...

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University made headlines with its 3-point field goal shooting Wednesday night, but the Thundering Herd defense deserved some credit.

Marshall (3-0) tied the school record by making 19 of its 3-point shots in a 98-75 victory against Mount St. Mary’s (0-3) in Cam ...

HUNTINGTON — Gamers at Marshall University finally got to experience the highly anticipated “Fallout 76” on Thursday during the VaultMU Reclamation Day Celebration, where students and staff got the opportunity to play the game with other “Fallout” fans.

Though the event was a party, most ...

HUNTINGTON - The last remaining defendant in prison as part of a four-man murder conviction now being questioned in the 2002 death of Deanna Crawford will remain incarcerated.

A judge ruled his criminal history and confession to the crime were enough to deny granting him a post-conviction ...

SPRING VALLEY — Cody Sharp will line up against Huntington High 6-foot-6, 305-pound tackle Darnell Wright Friday night in a Class AAA playoff football game, but that’s not the only heavy hitter the Spring Valley defensive end will take on.

Sharp, a hard-throwing left-handed pitcher, signed ...

HUNTINGTON - Marshall University’s 18 senior football players will jog out of the Joan C. Edwards Stadium tunnel for the final time Saturday when the Thundering Herd plays UTSA on Senior Day.

All the memories of the last four or five years will flood their minds, sending them into a ...

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University welcomed a group of Talented and Gifted (TAG) students from local middle schools to the Huntington campus Thursday, Oct. 25, for a day of fun, hands-on learning.

Students were able to play video games developed by Marshall students, test their balance and ...

SOMERSET, Ky. — The Center for Rural Development is launching a new regional photography contest, “Landscapes of our Region,” to celebrate the natural beauty of Southern and Eastern Kentucky.

The contest is open to amateur photographers who live within the center’s 45-country primary ...

HUNTINGTON — The last remaining defendant in prison as part of a four-man murder conviction now being questioned in the 2002 death of Deanna Crawford will remain incarcerated.

A judge ruled his criminal history and confession to the crime were enough to deny granting him a post-conviction ...

BETTY E. “WEASIE” VAUGHAN went to the Lord November 14, 2018. Weasie was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. She was born August 14, 1927, in Huntington, W.Va., a daughter of the late William and Jewell Stephens Rowsey. She was an active member of Baptist Temple Church, loved her community ...

HUNTINGTON — Judy Davis said the Wildflower Gift Gallery’s first year at The Market in downtown Huntington was kind of rough, but amazing at the same time.

“We were the first tenant for The Market, so we lived through a lot of construction, dust and stuff going on as this amazing place was ...

SPRING VALLEY - Huntington High and Spring Valley likely will combine for about 100 plays Friday night, but fewer than a half-dozen will decide the outcome, said Timberwolves head coach Brad Dingess.

The Class AAA football powers meet at 7:30 p.m. in a playoff quarterfinal at Spring ...

HUNTINGTON — With just over a month left until Christmas, the city of Huntington has begun decking its halls — and streets — with lights and tinsel to get the Jewel City into the holiday spirit.

The Huntington Christmas Parade of Lights will be at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and will begin on 4th ...

DEAR ABBY: I must take issue with your response to “Tired of Behinds” (Sept. 5), who was upset that her fiance is part of a men’s group chat that includes the sending and receiving of pornographic female images.

While “boys will be boys” has been the reigning excuse for male misbehavior ...

HUNTINGTON - As the Huntington Police Department’s “No-Shave November” fundraiser hits its midway point, the officers are showing their appreciation starting with their smallest donors - elementary school students.

As part of the fundraiser, officers have traded in their razors and shaving ...

HUNTINGTON - Marshall University made headlines with its 3-point field goal shooting Wednesday night, but the Thundering Herd defense deserved some credit.

Marshall (3-0) tied the school record by making 19 of its 3-point shots in a 98-75 victory against Mount St. Mary’s (0-3) in Cam ...

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HUNTINGTON - Rice sophomore Nicole Lennon leads the Owls into the Conference USA volleyball championship tournament as the league’s Player of the Year.

Lennon was also an All C-USA first-team selection who has 10-plus kills in 21 consecutive matches and recorded ...

HUNTINGTON - The Huntington Stormwater Utility will conduct a floodwall gate exercise at the intersection of Altizer Avenue and 6th Street in Altizer on Friday, Nov. 16.

The exercise will begin at 8 a.m. and is expected to be completed by 2 p.m., closing one lane of traffic. Flaggers will ...

SOMERSET, Ky. — The Center for Rural Development is launching a new regional photography contest, “Landscapes of our Region,” to celebrate the natural beauty of Southern and Eastern Kentucky.

The contest is open to amateur photographers who live within the center’s 45-country primary ...

HUNTINGTON - Huntington High’s football team doesn’t need Siri, Google Maps or any GPS device for directions.

For the Highlanders, the road map they need is scrawled on a whiteboard inside head coach Billy Seals’ office in the locker room behind Bob Sang Field and shows the path needed to ...

NANCY L. INSCO PIETA, 80, of Huntington, W.Va., went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, in Heartland of River-view, South Point, Ohio. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, November 17, 2018, at High-lawn Presbyterian Church with Mr. Jim Musgrave officiating. The family will ...

WASHINGTON — It wasn’t a blue trickle, but nor was it a tsunami. Rather, the midterm elections brought a gentle, purplish wave of mostly center-leaning Democrats whose profiles suggest a welcome infusion of professionalism and balance to a disorderly House.

Unlike the tea party revolution ...

SOUTH POINT — “Drive-Thru Christmas: The Life of Christ,” a live nativity, will be staged Friday, Nov. 16-Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6-9 p.m. through The Point Industrial Park, 216 Collins Ave., South Point. The nativity, sponsored by Quality Care Nursing Services, will be presented by Jeremiah 38 ...

SHARON SUE GARRETT SMITH, 56, of Hurricane, W.Va., entered the gates of Heaven on November 14, 2018, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a courageous battle with cancer for 12 years. She was a champion cupcake baker, avid shopper and loved spending summers in her garden. Sharon adored ...

HUNTINGTON — Jim Washington said he has had trouble hearing since he was 14 years old.

“I ruptured my eardrum and I had trouble for many, many years trying to find hearing aids that worked for me,” he said.

Washington, now 83, says that all changed four years ago when he came to ...

The 2019 music festivals are starting to trickle out news of who’s booked where and it’s been a whitewater stream of news this week for Tyler Childers.

Early in the week, Childers and his Huntington-based Whizzbang BAM management announced Childers and the Foodstamps will be joining one of ...

HUNTINGTON — As interest in growing food and gardening continues to rise, WVU Extension Service is helping new and seasoned gardeners gain tips, educational information and more via the 2019 garden calendar.

The calendar, themed “Back to Garden Basics,” features information on how to pick ...

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University welcomed a group of Talented and Gifted (TAG) students from local middle schools to the Huntington campus Thursday, Oct. 25, for a day of fun, hands-on learning.

Students were able to play video games developed by Marshall students, test their balance and ...

The 2019 music festivals are starting to trickle out news of who’s booked where and it’s been a whitewater stream of news this week for Tyler Childers.

Early in the week, Childers and his Huntington-based Whizzbang BAM management announced Childers and the Foodstamps will be joining one of ...

ROGER DALE BREWER, 67, of Prichard, W.Va., went to his Heavenly Home on November 13, 2018. Roger was born to the late Lillian “Sis” Spaulding Brewer and William “Bill” Brewer on Nov. 23, 1950. Roger was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Estelle Thompson Baisden, father-in-law, George ...

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - Rush Township in Scioto County has been released from fiscal caution, according to the office of Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost.

The township was placed in fiscal caution July 22, 2014, based on an audit and a follow-up review that found significant financial ...

HIGH SCHOOL GAME OF THE WEEK: CLASS AAA QUARTERFINAL, HUNTINGTON HIGH AT SPRING VALLEY

HUNTINGTON — Huntington High’s football team doesn’t need Siri, Google Maps or any GPS device for directions.

For the Highlanders, the road map they need is scrawled on a whiteboard inside head ...

Several 5K races will be hosted in the Tri-State this week. For more information or to register, visit www.Tri-StateRacer.com:

Thursday, Nov. 15

• Lawrence County Luminary 5K. 6:30 p.m. The Point Industrial Park. South Point. Luminaries will light up a paved path through The Point ...

CHARLESTON - West Virginia’s state Schools Superintendent Steve Paine announced Thursday that public prekindergarten-12th grade enrollment dropped 4,858 students from last school year to this one, including a 544-student drop in Kanawha County.

This reduction, the largest one-year ...

HUNTINGTON - One person was arrested after a shooting occurred Thursday evening at MedExpress in the 3100 block of U.S. 60 in Huntington.

According to Huntington Police Chief Hank Dial, officers with the Huntington Police Department responded to the scene after 4 p.m., where one victim ...

Several 5K races will be hosted in the Tri-State this week. For more information or to register, visit www.TriStateRacer.com:

Thursday, Nov. 15

>> Lawrence County Luminary 5K. 6:30 p.m. The Point Industrial Park. South Point. Luminaries will light up a paved path through The ...

DONOVAN DON DAN-FORD, 69, of Willow Wood, Ohio, died November 14 at home. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.

JEANNINE FEUCHTER WHITE, of Ironton, wife of Carl White, died November 14 in Ashland Community Hospice Care Center. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Friday, First United Methodist Church, Ironton; burial in Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. until service Friday at the ...

HUNTINGTON - Mitch Jacobs is retiring from coaching NCAA Division I volleyball teams, which included the last 17 years as Marshall University’s head coach.

Jacobs made the announcement Thursday, one day before the Conference USA championships begin at Marshall, but without the Thundering ...

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HUNTINGTON – A Huntington woman was jailed Thursday after she was accused of violently stabbing her sister at a Fairfield neighborhood home.

Eldonna Pennington, 27, of Huntington, was charged with malicious wounding by the Huntington Police Department. Her bond ...