Charleston Gazette-Mail

MORGANTOWN — The opportunity to spend six November days at a luxurious beachfront resort in the sun-splashed Bahamas would seemingly appeal to any West Virginian.

Herbert Hoover's Dane Hatfield wants to leave lasting impact on Herbert Hoover following his time on The River in Elkview.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to grant the state of West Virginia's request for regulatory authority over a class of wells used to store underground carbon dioxide. If the proposal is approved, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would regulate the wells, known as Class VI wells.

One of Charleston’s most iconic restaurants has reopened under new ownership after multiple starts and stops with multiple previous owners over the past two decades. Downtown Charleston’s Quarrier Diner is now open for breakfast and lunch from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, with breakfast items available during all of those hours as well. Lewisburg and Shepherdstown have been named as top Farm-to-Table Dining Destinations in America.

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York City. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade this year, on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, will include West Virginia University's "Pride of West Virginia" Mountaineer Marching Band.

West Virginia's ski season is set to begin Dec. 5, 2024, at both Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County and Timberline Mountain in Tucker County, as a cold snap is expected to arrive in the state's eastern mountains on Thanksgiving night, producing constant subfreezing temperatures through at least Monday.

A correctional officer at South Central Regional Jail was charged Sunday with two counts of imposition of sexual acts on incarcerated persons. Stephen A. Elswick, 52, was released from jail, on Nov. 24, 2024, after 10% of his $3,000 bail was posted on his behalf. Andy Malinoski, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Elswick's arrest and said Elswick was no longer employed by the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

If you’re on a “snug” budget this holiday season or just keen to express your own artistic-auteur tastes (or both) for Christmas cards and other seasonal keepsakes, a longtime Kanawha

Charleston, West Virginia hotel owner and landlord began serving his free Thanksgiving meals in 1966. He died in 2001, but his legacy lives on through the Frank Veltri Thanksgiving Dinner Endowment Fund, managed by the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. Since 2004, the nonprofit Kanawha Valley Collective has been responsible for planning and staging the annual dinner.

Wednesday, Nov. 27