What I remember most about that morning was the sky. We’d already had a...
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that West Liberty will be...
On Monday November 5, the West Liberty City Council met in a special session...
I will cast my vote later today, but if you’ve been to the polls, maybe you could add a comment below on your experience. How did voter turnout seem to be? I expect there’s not really any lines or anything, considering that the polls will be open for 12 hours to allow (at most) about 1200 people to vote, but if you have any stories to share, add them below!…
There have not been many elections I was happier to see end than the one we just had. I was sick to death of all the advertisements well before it got here. I limited myself to 1 Facebook visit per day in order to avoid the ranting and raving that filling my news feed. After it was all over, I was curious to take a look at Twitter and Facebook to see the meltdown. I was not really prepared for what I saw.
I did see Obama supporters expressing happiness that he’d won, but I did not encounter any malicious...
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how about a little music for the start of your long weekend?
I just wanted to share this with folks. this band is called The Dexateens, and i just love ‘em. they are no longer together, which is a damn shame, because they are just so, so good.
they are from Alabama, and they haven’t put out anything new in around 3 years, but that shouldn’t stop you from checking them out. to try and describe them would be tricky, and would ultimately not do them justice, i think. calling them “southern rock” or “alternative country” just doesn’t quite get …
On March 2, 2012, several Southern and Eastern Kentucky counties were hit by an EF-3 tornado which caused extensive damage. The Morgan County community of West Liberty suffered the most destruction. At least four people were killed, and West Liberty’s downtown area – the civic and economic heart of the community – was utterly devastated. Countless homes, farms, churches and businesses were lost.
In response to these events, Morgan County Christian Social Services worked with Bank of the Mountains to establish the West Liberty Tornado Relief Fund. The primary purpose of these funds is to assist individuals and families, particularly...
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This seems like a very neat and very worthwhile project. Hopefully folks will contact Carrie to share their story. Here is the message from Dr. Coaplen:
Did you survive the...
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This year, there will be more than one big top in town to check out. There’s going to be much excitement under the West Liberty Area Arts Council (WLAAC)...
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This release was sent to me by Habitat for Humanity:
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!!
KENTUCKY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC. & MOREHEAD AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY (Now serving Menifee, Morgan, & Rowan Counties) HOSTED THE...
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I just wanted to take a little break from the tornado coverage to share some information about at least one new phone headed to Appalachian Wireless soon, and an...
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We were visited at our home yesterday evening by a door-to-door magazine salesman, working for Interstate Subscription Services. The young man was nice as can be, and he explained...
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