CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.

HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Museum of Art will participate in the city of Huntington’s yearlong celebration of its 150th birthday with a special exhibit and publication of a new art reference book that highlights the work of Huntington artists, according to a news release.

Recent birth announcements from our local hospitals. 

Whenever I purchase an item that’s available in multiple sizes, I always try to calculate which size is the best deal from a financial standpoint. Cereal, for example, comes in box sizes ranging from around 9 ounces all the way up to 24 ounces. Whenever cereal is on sale, I’ll look at the sa…

NAME, SIZE AND BREED: Vinny came in with his mom Marley and three siblings. They were born around the end of April.

Teens from West Virginia, Ohio and Virginia attended the YLA Leadership Summit at the Horseshoe Leadership Center in Tucker County, West Virginia, from June 20-26.

HUNTINGTON — The Vinson High School Class of 1966 celebrated their 55th class reunion in Huntington on Aug. 13-14.

ASHLAND — Forty-four scholarships and awards totaling $50,320 have been presented to students from funds at the Foundation for the Tri-State Community Inc., according to Foundation CEO Mary Witten Wiseman.

CHARLESTON — A student at Poca High School was among the winners in the latest drawing in round two of the “Do it for Babydog” COVID-19 vaccination sweepstakes in West Virginia.

HUNTINGTON — Heritage Farm is welcoming in the new season with its annual Fall Fest Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, and everyone is invited to join in on the fun.

Just slightly behind the reintroduction of all things pumpkin spice, the Halloween season is upon us.

“Three of the most beneficial, longevity promoting, anticancer foods are green vegetables, beans, and onions.” — Joel Fuhrman

If you want to know whether your children catalog and store memories, smells, tastes and feelings from your everyday dinner table, ask them what they want to eat when they gather. Mine are grown, and we planned a weekend together. I instinctively asked what I always ask, “Tell momma what you…

Movies & More reviewer John Gillispie shares his thoughts on “In the Heights,” which is rated PG-13 and available on DVD.

ASHLAND — On Sept. 24-25, the first Foxfire Music and Arts Festival will take place outdoors in the Ashland Riverfront.

During the premiere of “La Brea,” one of the characters says, “Maybe we’re all in an episode of ‘Lost.’ ” It’s an appropriate comment because I felt like I was watching an episode of “Lost,” albeit a mediocre one, as the new NBC sci-fi series is basically a wannabe that never quite measures …

HUNTINGTON — For decades, it has been called the Jean Carlo Stephenson Auditorium, a surprisingly large 800-seat venue located in Huntington’s City Hall building. While the room will always keep that official name, there is now an official future nonprofit in the works, the goal of which wil…

HUNTINGTON — First Stage Theatre Company will perform Disney’s “Moana Jr.” at Huntington High School.

It has been a busy and impressive year for the Ritter Park Amphitheater.

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.

ASHLAND — A friendly competition happening between the Boyd and Lawrence County locations of The Drop will benefit the Pathfinder Pantry at Ashland Community and Technical College.

Here are restaurant inspections recently performed by the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. The list is sorted by violations. The restaurant is listed first, followed by its address, then priority violations, priority foundation violations, core violations and no violations.

A few weeks ago, I shared stories of “too good to be true” product advertisements that can be found on social media. Often these ads link to overseas websites that appear to be legitimate, but if you place an order, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll receive the item you order.

NAME, SIZE AND BREED: Handsome Russell is a 1- to 2-year-old, 65-pound dog who was found as a stray. He loves people and knows some basic commands.

HUNTINGTON — It has been an interesting few weeks for fans of heavy metal music, alt-metal and hard rock.

HUNTINGTON — As temperatures fall and autumn approaches, West Virginians can expect some colors in the leaves in the southern regions in late October.

SURVIVORS: Sept. 10: 1 Eileen Waters, 2 Virginia Ramsey, 3 Juanita Duncan, TGIF Juanita Duncan.

Recent birth announcements from our local hospitals. 

“Strive for progress, not perfection.” — Anonymous

I love the smooth, the good, the joyful. But without trying, the difficult, the heartache, the good just wouldn’t seem as good and there would be no advancement and pressing forward to betterment — where we all should endeavor.

HUNTINGTON — To see what could happen after borrowing a friend’s ashes for one last hurrah, go watch the play “Exit Laughing.”

HUNTINGTON — The Marshall University School of Music will present a flute-piano-cello trio concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17, in Smith Music Hall. The concert features three Marshall University faculty members: Wendell Dobbs on flute, Şölen Dikener on cello and Johan Botes on piano.

Ray Carney is the kind of outlaw you want to root for because he’s kind, generous, loves his wife and family, and is “only slightly bent when it came to being crooked.” He’s the hard-working, upwardly aspirational anti-hero of “Harlem Shuffle,” Colson Whitehead’s loving homage to noir fictio…

This weekend, the folks at the Mary Ingles Trail Association will once again set up their re-enactment camp at Beech Fork State Park to celebrate the life of their namesake Mary Draper Ingles.