Drive-By Truckers: English Oceans
The Drive-By Truckers have just released a new album, entitled “English Oceans”.
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Pickin’ in the Park
Pickin’ in the Park will be held on September 7, 2013 at DeLancey Park in Cannel City, Morgan County from 3p.m. until dark. More than two dozen arts & crafts booths will be there featuring a wide selection of handmade craft and fine art items by area artists.
Looking Back…
What I remember most about that morning was the sky. We'd already had a tornado in the county two days earlier, and as I was headed in to work, the sky just looked so strange.
Here we are a year removed, and some things have changed quite a bit...others, not so much.
Here we are a year removed, and some things have changed quite a bit...others, not so much.
Dry.
213 voted to go wet. 284 voted to stay dry.
Wet or dry…time to decide.
…the information that was left on my porch this weekend.
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know that West Liberty will be holding an election this Tuesday, January 22 to decide on the sale of alcohol within city limits. I had thought that maybe I’d not write anything about it. I know where I stand…I know where others stand…and I know that probably no matter what anyone says at this point, minds and votes are already decided.
Then I started thinking that if I ever want this site to grow and become a reliable source for news and …
How divided are we?
It seems lately we are divided on more issues than ever before. Is it because there are just more issues to BE divided on?
“Master Plan” Approved at Special Council Meeting
On Monday November 5, the West Liberty City Council met in a special session to review and vote on approval of the "Master Plan" for West Liberty. You may have heard of the plan without even knowing that you have.
jason isbell: “Danko/Manuel”
Several of my friends know how big a fan I am of Drive-By Truckers. Jason Isbell used to be one of the guitarists/vocalists in the band, and this song was originally on the DBT album The Dirty South. He has his own band now, The 400 Unit, and they will soon be releasing a collection of live recordings. This song will be on that album, and it is a tribute to late members of “The Band”. I hope you enjoy it.…
Morehead Professor Working on Stories Project
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 Spring 2012 tornado and storms in West Liberty? If you were affected in any way and would like to share you story, I am interested. My name is Carrie, and I teach writing at Morehead State. The project I am beginning to work on involves West Liberty and survivors’ narratives. Specifically, I hope to collect your shared stories, reflections, journal entries, poems, and any writings about that event.
I am
WLAAC to Feature Community Art Tent
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) Community Art Tent during the 42nd annual Morgan County Sorghum Festival. The tent will be located across from Rite-Aid, on the old Stacy house lot.
Made possible by help from the Sorghum Festival Committee, Morgan County Cooperative Extension, and Morgan County Arts and Recreation, the tent will feature over 40 talented artists and crafters waiting to bring their art to you. There will be artists from Morgan, Elliott, Johnson, Wolfe, and …