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Three decades behind the chair: Kelly Treadway celebrates milestone at Esquire
When Kelly Treadway was 21 years old and fresh out of beauty school, she heard of a job opening at a salon in White Sulphur Springs. She went in for an interview, got the job, and has been there ever since.
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Real West Virginian of the Week: Curtis Brent Wilmoth — Building a life around family, faith, and West Virginia’s youth
Curtis Brent Wilmoth has spent nearly three decades building a career in financial planning, but ask him what business he’s really in, and his answer has little to do with money.
Real West Virginian of the Week: Ashley Alford Glance helps shape the future of Putnam County
This story is part of RealWV’s year-long focus on youth and belonging in West Virginia, exploring the difficult decisions young people face when deciding whether to stay or leave.
Dear Grace: Conversations that matter
My sister-in-law has started going to protests, and people are saying she’s being too risky. How do I stick up for her?
BLACK BY GOD: BBG documentary premiering at Hot Springs Film Festival
Black By God, a documentary about West Virginia’s Black newspaper, premieres at the 35th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. Co-directed by Crystal Good and Ashley York for Firelight Media’s Homegrown series, with executive producer Stanley Nelson, the film follows the BBG newsroom as it tells the stories of Black West Virginia. It arrives as the Black Press marks 200 years.
Brush Creek Holl’r starts haunting this October
If you hear screams in the mountains, don’t fret!










