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Starlink broadband attracting residents to remote West Virginia
3 days ago · "What's happening now in West Virginia is revolutionary—yes, revolutionary," says David Sibray, the publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine and a Foxfire Realty agent who specializes in marketing rural and recreational properties. David Sibray examines a Starlink receiver at a home in Sutton, West Virginia. "Thanks to Starlink and other broadband initiatives, West Virginia is welcoming ...
Tax credit expansion devised in W.Va. will benefit all rural U.S.
5 days ago · The Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act will significantly reduce financial burdens for rural homeowners and developers in historic districts and where buildings are otherwise listed on the national register.. Capito said the act will help rural communities that otherwise must compete with high-traffic development areas. “Being a rural state shouldn’t mean losing out on private ...
West Virginia Explorer - WV News and Travel Guide
Welcome to the West Virginia Explorer, your guide to travel and history in the Mountain State since 1999. Use the explorer to plan your vacation or discover more about the state's marvelous attractions and opportunities for recreation as well as its delightful communities, world-class lodging, and unmatched real estate, including properties that …
2024 fall turkey harvest up 17 percent in West Virginia, officials say
Dec 18, 2024 · A tom turkey displays its feathers to attract a hen in West Virginia. (Photo courtesy W.Va. Dept. of Natural Resources) SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hunters in West Virginia harvested 17 percent more fall turkeys in 2024 than in 2023, according to officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural ...
West Virginia Travel Guide - West Virginia Explorer
West Virginia, seen here at the New River Gorge, is often rated one of the safest U.S. states in which to travel and vacation.. Our West Virginia Travel Guide includes everything you'll need to arrange a West Virginia vacation in a matter of minutes. West Virginia Explorer is, in effect, a travel guide of many thousands of pages, but here we've consolidated information to …
West Virginia becoming a premier East Coast sky-watching …
Nov 29, 2024 · Stargazers park along the remote Highland Scenic Highway in Pocahontas County. (Photo courtesy Jesse Thornton.) MOUNT ZION, W.Va. — West Virginia is becoming a premier destination for East Coast sky watchers, thanks to its low light pollution and proximity to major U.S. cities. The opportunity to ...
West Virginia - West Virginia Explorer
A new day dawns over the Allegheny Mountains in northeastern West Virginia. Photo courtesy Rick Burgess. West Virginia is a U.S. state located in the eastern continental United States. Principally rural and mountainous, it is the forty-first largest …
Here's how West Virginia's unique eastern panhandle came to be
Dec 18, 2024 · In 1861, counties in the Northern Panhandle resisted secession. When the people of Virginia ratified the decision, the first Wheeling conventions were organized, arguing that because Virginia committed treason, they were no longer the legitimate government of the entire state. (Read also: Unique northern panhandle of West Virginia created by historic dispute) At the easternmost tip of the ...
Greenbrier Valley in W.Va. was an early American resort community
Nov 19, 2024 · Though colonial farmers were the region's first inhabitants in the 1700s, by the early 1800s, the area had become a tourist destination, according to David Sibray, the publisher of West Virginia Explorer Magazine and a real estate agent marketing historic properties in the region. A color illustration of Salt Sulphur Springs reveals …