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Super 8 DVD Review Sci-fi nostalgia with a generous dose of humor and heart Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy ($44.99) Director Steven Spielberg and director J.J. Abram’s nostalgic, monster-mash homage to their own movie-obsessed childhoods, “Super 8” tells the story of a gaggle of ’70s kids who accidentally capture something much more unnerving—and deadly—on [...]

Trojan Cheerleaders compete in Cheer Tournament

Trojan Cheerleaders compete in Cheer Tournament

Capture The Event Video captured the Trojan Cheerleaders doing their original routine at the Region II Cheer Tournament at Hedgesville High School, November 5, 2011.

11-30-11 WVU wants Big East lawsuit dismissed

Would you like to receive e-mail alerts when we have breaking news? Click here!   West Virginia University’s legal battle with the Big East continued Tuesday when school officials sent a motion to dismiss the conference’s lawsuit to the Superior Court in Providence, R.I., according to state news sources. The motion argues that WVU should [...]

‘People are really generous’

CAPON BRIDGE  — The road drive conducted on Black Friday by Capon Bridge Volunteer Rescue Squad personnel, including James Dawson, assistant chief, netted approximately $1,700 for the volunteer unit. Dawson and CBVRS President Jim Auer noted the unit does not receive county or state funding. See the full story on page 1A of today’s Hampshire [...]

Tidbits At A Glance

Traditions help keep people connected over years and generations, and we love the experience of the holidays.

11-29-11 Sparrow Club formed to spread hope

A “new club” has been formed. “The Sparrow Club” has been created to simply meet at various restaurants and fast‑food eateries monthly or as often as each club wishes, to wear something yellow and a Sparrow Badge. The purpose is to be seen and their message is that God loves us and there is still [...]

11-29-11 State tracks elk population with cameras

Would you like to receive e-mail alerts when we have breaking news? Click here!   CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia wildlife officials are using trail cameras to track the state’s growing elk population, according to state news sources. Division of Natural Resources assistant wildlife chief Paul Johansen tells West Virginia Public Broadcasting that the elk [...]

Inside the Envelope

Ten days after losing his left arm and both legs in Afghanistan’s treacherous Arghandab River valley, Sgt. Rusty Dunagan lay in a Washington, D.C., hospital bed.

Earth Talk

Dear EarthTalk: Thorium is a naturally occurring element that is supposedly more available, more efficient and safer to use than uranium for generating nuclear energy. Is this true and, if so, why haven’t we made the switch?                                                                     – Jane Westermann, Austin, TX Thorium, a naturally occurring radioactive element found in [...]