The Fayette Tribune

The Fayette Tribune is a local newspaper that has been dedicated to the residents of Fayette County, West Virginia, since its establishment in 1897.

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Hometown that Bill Withers never forgot honors him

2 months ago | fayettetribune.com | Steve Keenan

Big city life never altered the inner soul of Slab Fork-born Bill Withers, says his daughter, Kori Withers. Kori and her brother, Todd Withers, and Kori’s daughter, Lily Dawn, as well as Marcia Withers, Bill Withers’ wife, were among those in Beckley Friday as a large crowd gathered at the newly-minted Bill Withers Plaza at Beckley Intermodal Gateway for the unveiling of the Bill Withers Memorial Statue.
Historic Fayette Theater to debut spring musical March 28

Mar 24, 2025 | fayettetribune.com | Steve Keenan

The Historic Fayette Theater in Fayetteville will offer a production of “The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Musical” beginning on Friday, March 28. The one-act musical is about “an emperor so vain that he loses sight of what’s really important,” according to director Sharon Bibb. The interpretation of the Pioneer Drama show will bow at 7 p.m. on March 28 and will conclude on Sunday, April 13 with a 2 p.m. matinee.
Fayette students cast critical eye toward future

Mar 22, 2025 | fayettetribune.com | Steve Keenan

As they progress through their junior-year school studies, a group of Fayette County students has cast a critical eye toward the future of the communities in which they live and learn. Those students gathered on Thursday, March 13, for a leadership event at the Lewis Christian Community Center in Oak Hill. “This is one of 12 or 14 sessions we do each year for Leadership Fayette County (LFC).
Bridge Day planning gathers steam

Mar 21, 2025 | fayettetribune.com | Steve Keenan

The inexorable march to Bridge Day 2025 continues. This year’s Bridge Day is scheduled in Fayette County on Saturday, Oct. 18. While a variety of behind-the-scenes preparations has been ongoing since late last fall to clear the launch for the 2025 event, the first meeting of the Bridge Day Commission (BDC) for 2025 was held on Wednesday, March 19 at Fayetteville Town Hall. The commission is mandated by the West Virginia Legislature to supervise the activities of the annual festival.
Fayette BOE to welcome schools to LSIC meeting March 18

Mar 14, 2025 | fayettetribune.com | Steve Keenan

The Fayette County Board of Education will stage a meeting for the Local School Improvement Councils of Oak Hill high and middle school on March 18. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at Oak Hill High School, with the middle school presentation scheduled first. The oral presentations for the schools will feature areas such as what the school is doing to address academic achievement.
Fayette BOE to welcome schools to LSIC meeting March 18

Mar 14, 2025 | fayettetribune.com | Steve Keenan

The Fayette County Board of Education will stage a meeting for the Local School Improvement Councils of Oak Hill high and middle school on March 18. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m., at Oak Hill High School, with the middle school presentation scheduled first. The oral presentations for the schools will feature areas such as what the school is doing to address academic achievement.
All the world’s a stage in deer season

Dec 5, 2024 | fayettetribune.com | Larry Case

The setting: A humble deer hunting camp in southeastern West Virginia, the Turkey Track Lodge. The players: Bill, recently retired from many years in law enforcement and the military, he is trying to find his new place in the world. Says he loves retirement, yet still does not know what to do with himself some days. He loves hunting and fishing but is sometimes trying to find the energy to prove it. Larry: Has been retired for 10 years but can hardly believe it.
Herbert Hoover ends Oak Hill’s season in quarterfinals

Dec 5, 2024 | fayettetribune.com | Rick Elmore

ELKVIEW — Trouble started for Oak Hill from the opening kickoff as Herbert Hoover rolled to a 56-14 victory on Friday night in a Class AAA quarterfinal playoff game. A bobbled kickoff pinned the Red Devils deep in their own territory, and it was all the Huskies needed to roll up four first-quarter touchdowns plus another two in the second to advance to the state semifinals this week at No. 1 Princeton. The semifinal berth for Hoover is the second in four years for the Huskies.
As Starlink faces federal scrutiny, the internet company has become a lifeline in West Virginia - for those who can afford it

Nov 21, 2024 | fayettetribune.com | Tre Spencer

Two years ago, the DSL internet at Aeriell Turner’s home in rural Raleigh County grew increasingly unreliable as she began to rely on her phone’s mobile hotspot for work. “The lines where I live are notoriously bad,” she said. But then, Turner, an insurance agent who works remotely, switched to Starlink. Now, as she turns on her computer at the beginning of each work day, a sleek white router softly blinks in her living room reminding her that her internet troubles are far behind.
West Virginia lawmakers hear ideas for stabilizing PEIA

Nov 16, 2024 | fayettetribune.com | Lori Kersey

As the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency continues to hear from members about proposed premium increases for next year, Director Brian Cunningham on Monday presented lawmakers with ideas for stabilizing the agency going forward. Cunningham provided an update to the Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and PEIA.