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Concord University is a public university in Athens, West Virginia, United States.It was founded on February 28, 1872, when the West Virginia Legislature passed "an Act to locate a Branch State Normal School, in the town of Concord Church, in the County of Mercer". [6]
Athens is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 944 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ] It is part of the Bluefield micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.
An Athens man thought his $10,000 investment had surged to $125,000 until he tried to get the money. ... This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Old friend on Facebook leads ...
The paper passed through a number of owner's before becoming R. A. Gallagher purchased it and changed the name to the St Marys Oracle in 1885. [7] For a period of 15 years Gallagher ran it, selling a half interest to Robert L. Pemberton in 1902 who managed it from that time forward, buying the full interest in 1909.
In 2006, John Veasey, a reporter and editor with the paper since 1960, won the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award, the West Virginia Press Associations' highest honor. [ 10 ] The award was established in 1991 in memory of Adam R. Kelly, who was the owner and editor of the Tyler Star News in Sistersville.
It was the first Pulitzer won by a newspaper in West Virginia. [ citation needed ] The newspaper published in the afternoons, Monday-Saturday, with a Sunday morning edition, until 1961; Monday - Saturday afternoons from 1961-2005, Monday - Friday afternoons from 2005-2009, and Monday - Friday mornings from 2009-2015.
West Virginia Route 310 is a north–south state highway located in northern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 50 in Grafton. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 in Fairmont. WV 310 is a two-lane road that traverses a mostly country setting, with sharp turns and occasional steep inclines.
Avondale is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Avondale lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork . According to the Geographic Names Information System , the community has also been known as Ritter having been named after William McLellan Ritter, founder of the W.M. Ritter ...