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6 dni temu · Five takeaways from West Virginia’s gubernatorial debate. by Henry Culvyhouse October 29th, 2024. Q&A: U.S. Senate candidates Justice and Elliott differ on fentanyl and fossil fuels policies. by Erin Beck October 25th, 2024. Jim Justice governs from a distance. The U.S. Senate doesn’t work that way. by Erin Beck October 25th, 2024.
2 dni temu · Beckley, WV (25801) Today. Some clouds. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 59F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph..
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Beckley is a city in and the county seat of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.The population was 17,286 at the 2020 census, making it the ninth-most populous city in the state. It is the principal city of the Beckley metropolitan area of Southern West Virginia, home to 115,079 residents in 2020.Beckley was founded on April 4, 1838, and was long known for its ties to the coal mining ...
That’s why Mountain State Spotlight exists. Formed in the spring of 2020 — just as COVID shut down the economy and our schools, and began stealing the lives of thousands of our neighbors — Mountain State Spotlight is different from any other news organization in West Virginia.
Beckley is the birthplace of two West Virginia governors, Clarence W. Meadows (1945-49) and Hulett C. Smith (1965-69). It was home to Mountain State University, formerly Beckley College (founded in 1933), which closed in 2012 after losing national accreditation. Since 2015, its former campus has been home to the West Virginia University ...
Mountain State Spotlight was established in 2020 with seed capital from the American Journalism Project, alongside investments from Report for America and ProPublica. Already one of the state’s largest newsrooms, it is on a path to become the primary source of information for West Virginians.
