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Herald-Dispatch marks 100 years of printing news
HUNTINGTON — Through it all — the good, the bad, the great and the tragic — The Herald-Dispatch has been there. The publication celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009.
Editorial: Newspaper, community have a shared history
On Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch appeared on the streets of Huntington -- 100 years ago today.
Marshall Plane Crash
Check here to find original stories, photo galleries, victim information and coverage of the filming of the 2006 movie "We Are Marshall."
Best of Tri-State Winners
A special section previewing The 2009 Best of Tri-State winners and sponsors.
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
Purchase a photo reprint
Our professional photographers are always out and about in the Tri-State. If you know of an image you would like to purchase, click here to fill out the form.
Bride Guide 2009
Need advice on planning your upcoming nuptials? Check out the Bride Guide, which includes a rich list of possible wedding reception sites, sorted by seating limits.
College Basketball Preview 2009
Catch up with your favorite regional college basketball teams, including Marshall, WVU, UK and OSU.
Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Tri-State's Most Wanted
The Herald-Dispatch's “Tri-State’s Most Wanted” list has featured several fugitives since June 2006, many of whom have been captured.
Send us your youth sports photos
Send a photo of your favorite Little Leaguer or cheerleader for our youth sports photo galleries.
Send us your pet photos
If they're furry, feathered or slimy, send us photos of your pets to display in our online galleries.
Birthdays and Babies
Want to announce a birth or wish a friend happy birthday? Click here to view galleries and fill out the form.
More HD Celebrates 100 Years
The Herald-Dispatch celebrates 100 years
Today, The Herald-Dispatch celebrates its 100th anniversary by sharing memories of those who've worked at the newspaper throughout the years and with special coverage, including photo galleries, online.
Gallery: Current Herald-Dispatch employees on the job
On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.
Check out our 100 Years site at http://www.herald-dispatch.com/specialsections/100years, and be sure to pick up a copy of our 100th Anniversary Commemorative Edition on Saturday, Jan. 17.
HUNTINGTON — Thousands of words are in every edition of The Herald-Dispatch.
Technology continues to expedite reporting of news
HUNTINGTON — Today’s reporters hustle from one assignment to the next with lightweight laptops and digital recorders, but it wasn’t long ago that newspaper staffs lugged cassette tape players and bulky equipment or even wrote stories in longhand to get the scoop.
James E. Casto: H-D career provided a front-row seat to history
As The Herald-Dispatch marks 100 years of publication, I’m proud to say that I was part of the newspaper for more than 40 of those years.
TOP STORY: High-profile homicides revealed scope of Huntington drug trade
HUNTINGTON — Drug addiction, a problem whose seeds were sown nearly 25 years ago in the Tri-State, this decade reached a level that was impossible to ignore. It was voted one of the top stories in the past 100 years by readers of The Herald-Dispatch.
TOP STORY: Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks left imprint on Tri-State
HUNTINGTON — Although the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, didn’t come within 280 miles of Huntington, the event and ensuing aftermath made its way to the Tri-State. The attacks were voted one of the top stories of the past 100 years by Herald-Dispatch readers.
TOP STORY: Huntington Mall has affected entire region
The Huntington Mall, located in Barboursville, opened in 1981, more than five years after initial talks started. The mall's growth was voted as one of the top stories of the past 100 years.
TOP STORY: Death, destruction, terror of 1972 Buffalo Creek Disaster still vivid
The Buffalo Creek disaster -- which killed 125 people -- was voted as one of the top stories of the past 100 years by Herald-Dispatch readers.
TOP STORY: Community forever changed by 1970 Marshall plane crash
On a rainy Saturday evening in November 1970, the Southern Airways jet bringing the Marshall University football team back from a disappointing 17-14 loss to the East Carolina University Pirates earlier in the day crashed short of the runway at Tri-State Airport in Kenova. All 75 aboard perished. The 1970 Marshall plane crash was voted by Herald-Dispatch readers as one of the top stories of the past 100 years.
TOP STORY: 46 lives lost in Point Pleasant tragedy
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Residents of Mason County, W.Va., and Gallia County, Ohio, lost dozens of friends and loved ones Dec. 15, 1967, just before sundown at 5 o’clock. The Silver Bridge Disaster was voted among the top stories of the past 100 years by Herald-Dispatch readers.
Here’s a look at some of the places in downtown Point Pleasant, W.Va., to learn more about the Silver Bridge. Go online at www.masoncountytourism.org for more info.
TOP STORY: Marshall has grown by leaps, bounds
HUNTINGTON — Though Marshall University has always represented progress in Huntington, it was never more clear than in the spring of 1961. Readers voted the rise of Marshall University as a top story of the past 100 years.
TOP STORY: Thousands displaced by 1937 flood
HUNTINGTON — On Jan. 27, 1937, the Ohio River crested here in the worst flood in local recorded history. The 1937 Flood was voted as a top story of the past 100 years by Herald-Dispatch readers.
TOP STORY: Health care industry expands in Huntington
HUNTINGTON — Medical care has come a long way since the early part of the 20th century. In Huntington, services are expanding faster than ever, some say. Readers voted the expansion of medical services as a top story of the past 100 years.
KDMC, OLBH continue growth in Ashland
ASHLAND — Huntington is not the only area of the Tri-State with a rich medical history. The Ashland area boasts some big names of its own.
TOP STORY: Life, even at home, changed for everyone during World War II
HUNTINGTON — The Japanese attack that ushered the United States into World War II on Dec. 7, 1941, changed the lives of millions of Americans who put on their country’s uniform and went into battle. World War II ranked high in our reader poll of top news events of the past 100 years.
TOP STORY: Economic disaster affected millions
The stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression ranked high in The Herald-Dispatch’s “100 Years of History” readers’ poll.
It has taken The Herald-Dispatch 100 years to document the history of the Tri-State (that’s 36,525 days of newspapers). What follows below is a brief look at some of the Tri-State’s history through the decades.
Gallery: Construction of the Huntington Mall
The Huntington Mall, located in Barboursville, opened in 1981, more than five years after initial talks started. Today, the mall averages in the hundreds of millions of dollars in retail trade, changing the landscape of the region’s economic climate.
