Springtime is special in these mountains. Physically away from metropolitan challenges, we can look out at the morning’s mist, see the sun coming up over a distant hill, and know we are recipients of God’s gifts to people. There seems to be a yearning at this time of year for certain ...

West Virginians have historically admired the colorful yellow sugar maple tree and, accordingly, made it our state tree. It has lit up our hills in autumn and now we find its springtime secret of bearing a sap that syrup producers can gather and heat to create a mouth-watering, ...

During the past month, the most delightful experiences found me and offered such an important set of sights. One observation in nearby Buckhannon revealed a significant expansion of a successful fresh food operation. Another, an up-and-coming company near Elkins, has settled on Plantation ...

With snow flurries appearing in our skies and plummeting temperatures causing scarf-and-glove closet searches, we ready ourselves for the Christmas Season when people provide warm smiles, extra greetings and celebrate the birth of a baby in a manger who has saved all who have sought and ...

HELVETIA — Randolph County can boast of many long-standing events, but as residents dig deep into their memories, one that certainly takes a prize is the annual Helvetia Fair that found its origin in 1917. More than 100 years later, that community remains steadfast in support of this ...

As we move closer to autumn and our social climate takes on another COVID surge, our upcoming vacation choices appear diminished or complicated at best. A new option is available to us, and being amidst colorful mountain forests and pleasant cool breezes, it is a choice to be considered. ...