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Fourth Annual Dismukes Gala Returns to Welch to Honor a Forgotten McDowell County Legacy

Nearly a century after Dr. Henry Dodford Dismukes opened the largest privately owned Black hospital in the country in Kimball, West Virginia, the community he served is coming together again to make sure his story — and the building that held it — isn’t lost to history.
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Black By God is a community-led news organization that aims to provide a more nuanced portrayal of the Black Experience in West Virginia and Appalachia. Our name is a riff on the colloquial phrase West ‘by God’ Virginia that claims a unique place in central Appalachia.

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Marshall’s championship women’s basketball team, former boxer Christy Martin turn out for ‘Women Making a Difference Night’
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Incarcerated Fayette County delegate resigns seat in House of Delegates; remains on November ballot
Elliott Pritt, the now former Fayette County public school teacher and Republican legislative representative – during a court appearance on Monday – waived his right to preliminary and detention hearings, meaning he will remain in federal incarceration. Shortly thereafter, Pritt submitted a letter to Del. Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, the speaker of West Virginia’s House of Delegates.
Rural WV Residents Oppose Proposed Massive Valley North Power Line
It was standing room only for the public comment portion of the Roane County Commission meeting held on Thursday, July 23. About 40 people packed a room of the county courthouse in the small town of Spencer, the county seat. Sometimes raising hands, sometimes stridently calling out questions and comments, the people in the crowd were obviously up in arms. The common thread of these remarks was clear. People wanted to know what the county commissioners are going to do about the proposed massive high voltage power line buildout dubbed the Valley North Project.
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History repeats in Fayette County, as another incumbent Republican faces sexual allegations ahead of election
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