Marshall football soars into its bye week with two straight wins after handily defeating North Texas, 49-21, at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas on Friday night.
Sunday, October 17, 2021
HUNTINGTON — Representing four states and nearly 30 high schools, marching bands from across the region descended on Huntington for the Tri-State Marching Championships held at Marshall University on Saturday.
HUNTINGTON — Marshall University plans to meet the Huntington mayor’s deadline of opening a baseball stadium by the spring of 2024.
HUNTINGTON — Appalachian heritage was celebrated through music, story and dance Saturday as Old Central City hosted its annual Fall Fest.
ASHLAND — What says “fall” better than flannel?
HUNTINGTON — Stabilizing student enrollment and creating equal opportunity for a diverse student population are items Bret Danilowicz intends to prioritize if selected as Marshall University’s next president.
HUNTINGTON — In a century, future Huntingtonians will be able to get a glimpse of their past.
CHARLESTON — Twenty-five people have applied to be among the three inaugural judges for the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Marshall head coach Charles Huff finally saw his team get off to the fast start he's been waiting for as the Herd scored touchdowns on six straight possessions in its 49-21 win over North Texas on Friday night.
Saturday, October 16, 2021
The Marshall University mens soccer team takes on the UAB Blazers on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Hoops Family Field in Huntington.
Flannel Fest takes place on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at the Ashland Town Center.
The Tri-State Marching Championship takes place on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington.
CHARLESTON — Lack of staffing, dilapidated structures and little reimbursement for care, among other things, are pushing the Department of Health and Human Resources to rethink how it operates West Virginia’s four state-run long-term care facilities.
Fall Fest is held throughout Central City on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Huntington.
CEREDO — The Golden Minds Center for Learning and Development and Golden Treasures Resale Shop opened its doors to the community Friday, giving those who enjoy thrift shopping an opportunity to support the Golden Girl Group Home.
The West Virginia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention conducts its Huntington Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at Harris Riverfront Park in Huntington.
The Westmoreland Quilt Blockers host a free event on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at the Cabell County Public Library in downtown Huntington.
CHARLESTON — The first week of a special legislative session called to address congressional and legislative redistricting ended Friday with the West Virginia House of Delegates adjourning until further notice and the Senate continuing to spin its wheels.
BARBOURSVILLE — Tents were pitched, firewood was gathered and re-enactors worked together Friday to set up camp in Barboursville for this weekend’s Civil War Days.
Marshall quarterback Grant Wells accounted for four of his five total touchdowns before halftime as the Herd earned a 49-21 win over the Mean Green at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, on Friday night.
MILTON — A Milton church is nourishing people’s souls as well as their bodies.
HUNTINGTON — Children in Huntington are learning the basics of music and dance through the Salvation Army’s fine arts program.
Cabell Midland takes on George Washington during a high school football game on Friday, October 15, 2021, in Ona.
Marshall defeats North Texas, 49-21 during an NCAA football game on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas.
Huntington High takes on St. Albans during a high school football game on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Bob Sang Stadium in Huntington.
CHARLESTON — A bill to limit West Virginia employers in their ability to require workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus passed the House of Delegates on Friday.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia is ready to move forward with a plan to expand long-sought broadband access in rural communities at a potential cost of more than $1 billion, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday.
CHARLESTON — One day after West Virginia recorded its 4,000th COVID-19-related death, the number of active coronavirus cases in the state climbed back over 10,000 on Friday.
CHARLESTON — Two incumbent Republicans in the U.S. House whose West Virginia districts merged under a newly minted congressional map announced Thursday that they will run for re-election next year.
Re-enactors setup camp for the weekend's Barboursville Civil War Days on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Barboursville City Park.
HUNTINGTON — An Ohio man has been charged after police accused him of robbing a downtown Huntington bank last week.
HUNTINGTON — A preliminary evidence hearing for a Marshall University football running back was delayed seven weeks Friday.
The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch on Saturday and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
HUNTINGTON — Nearly two years after a man was killed after being gunned down in his driveway on 28th Street in Huntington, an arrest has been made.
The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch on Saturday and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Police Department is investigating after a shooting was reported Friday morning.
The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch on Saturday and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio — Just call them firefighters in training.
Marshall (3-3, 1-1 C-USA) travels to Denton, Texas, to take on North Texas (1-4, 0-2 C-USA) in a 7 p.m. contest on Friday night at Apogee Stadium.
HUNTINGTON — West Virginia marked a grim milestone Thursday as it surpassed 4,000 deaths related to COVID-19.
CHARLESTON — Legislators completed work Thursday on a new West Virginia congressional map, reducing the current three congressional districts to two.
The eight-part miniseries about America’s opioid crisis weaves together the painkiller’s devastating toll and the actions of those who aided it or failed to stop it. Three episodes debuted Wednesday on the streaming service Hulu.
HUNTINGTON — Cabell County will consider ideas for federal money it is receiving.
HUNTINGTON — A Charleston man on the run for more than three years after a deadly shooting at a downtown Huntington bar has been caught.
HUNTINGTON — A health fair engineered to raise awareness and provide solutions for health disparities facing minority communities in West Virginia was held Thursday at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
Marshall University Minority Health Institute’s 3rd annual West Virginia Minority Health Fair is held on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, at the A.D. Lewis Community Center in Huntington.
Area firefighters visit Burlington Elementary on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in South Point.
HUNTINGTON — Mayor Steve Williams' community walk in the downtown area with District 3 City Councilwoman Tia Rumbaugh that was scheduled for Thursday has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.
HUNTINGTON — Traffic along Interstate 64 in West Huntington was reduced to one lane early Thursday after a tractor-trailer carrying equipment for country singer Jason Aldean wrecked.
A federal judge on Wednesday allowed Purdue Pharma to resume its work carrying out the recent $10 billion settlement plan that allowed the Oxycontin maker to emerge from bankruptcy.
The following obituaries have been provided by local funeral homes. Read our complete obituaries in The Herald-Dispatch on Friday and at www.herald-dispatch.com.
Marshall running back Rasheen Ali has a poster of another Ali - boxing great Muhammad - on the wall of his room. Rasheen Ali was a boxer as a kid and said the mentality and the physical traits needed have helped him excel as a running back.
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s House of Delegates passed its redistricting map Wednesday amid sharp criticism from Democrats that the new single-member district system for all 100 delegates was weighted heavily in favor of supermajority Republicans.
HUNTINGTON — Collaboration and comprehensive opportunities are the main focuses of Malaysia native Bernard Arulanandam, one of the five finalists in the search for Marshall University’s next president.
