Southern West Virginia Online https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Curious rock formation along WV Route 41 draws attention in New River Gorge Hinton Dairy Queen blends local flavor and riverfront views to stand out among over 6,000 locations West Virginia school closings and delays ‘80s Nostalgia House’ vacation rental opens in Fayette County The deadly dispute at the Dun Glen Hotel in the New River Gorge Bridge Day 2025 by the numbers  Bridge Day 2025 “one of the highest-attended events in recent history” New River Gorge Bridge closed to traffic, Bridge Day officially underway Dollar Tree prices begin to rise in West Virginia stores West Virginia school closings – Monday, February 16 Take the train to Hinton Railroad Days through New River Gorge New River Gorge National Park feeling effects of government shutdown  State Fair of West Virginia to host Giant Fall Flea Market Sept. 5–7 2025–2026 Farmers’ Almanac forecasts snow, ice, and cold for West Virginia Body of over 100-year-old Buick lies in abandoned New River Gorge town Appalachia home to one of world’s only three-story Walmart’s Documentary in the works aims to tell story of Thurmond and its fight for survival This Buc-ee’s road trip takes you through America’s newest national park in West Virginia Labor Day weekend draws thousands to New River Gorge National Park The ‘Fishing Train’ that never left the station in the New River Gorge New River Gorge National Park records highest June visitation on record Guests report hearing ‘ghost train’ at Babcock State Park — echoes of tragic 1913 disaster Tailwaters Campground to temporarily close for Gauley Season The second possible victim of the ‘Mad Butcher of Fayette County’ First potential victim of ‘Mad Butcher’ disappeared in summer of 1962 Ride the rails through peak fall foliage in New River Gorge National Park Ghost hunt coming to Thurmond Saturday night Coal company to idle multiple mining operations in southern West Virginia, 530 workers to be laid off These 821 steps lead you to a forgotten world in the New River Gorge All you need to know ahead of Bridge Day 2025 400-million-year-old ocean lies beneath West Virginia The New River Gorge’s Forgotten Legend: Whiskey at the Bottom of the River Historic Prince Store set for demolition under National Park Service plan Mount Hope’s “Lonnie Warwick Stadium” holds decades of local history Kitten rescued from storm drain at Canyon Rim Visitor Center Portion of West Virginia Turnpike shutdown due to flooding Hundreds forced to sleep in vehicles on West Virginia Turnpike overnight Raising Cane’s to open first West Virginia location this year C&O 614 begins journey to Pennsylvania for restoration The Future of Thurmond: National Park Service approves selective demolitions Hank Williams found dead at West Virginia drive-in in 1953 Explore a forgotten ghost town on this historic hike through Babcock State Park Motorcyclists ‘Run for the Wall’ ride to roll through southern West Virginia Thursday Motor vehicle ban enforced on Meadow River and Gauley River rail grades Black bear sightings on the rise in southern West Virginia as weather warms West Virginia’s only lighthouse stands tall at Summersville Lake Travel through the entire length of New River Gorge National Park via train Buc-ee’s to open location close to West Virginia this month Fayetteville’s Heritage Festival returns with three days of Independence Day festivities Social media buzz over alleged mountain lion sightings in southern West Virginia