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Community Fills High Street for Fourth of July Parade

MORGANTOWN — Red, white and blue filled High Street as the Morgantown community celebrated Independence Day with the return of the city's Fourth of July parade Saturday afternoon. Despite temperatures climbing into the 90s, families lined the sidewalks to cheer on dozens of parade ...

Pride party Saturday in Fairmont

FAIRMONT – Diversity of place and celebration of community will be on display Saturday in Fairmont. Main Street Fairmont is hosting the second annual Pride Block Party as part of its Hometown Market summer series, organizers said. That means food trucks, live music and more, said Alex ...

’96 Pounds of Dynamite’ director ‘amazed’ by McDaniel

By Alise Chaffins For the Dominion Post Loren Goldfarb likes to shoot pool, which is how he became interested in Chad McDaniel’s story. “I saw (Chad) at a regional event in Orlando. I had time in between matches, and I saw that he was about to start playing. I thought, ‘Oh, ...

’96 Pounds of Dynamite’ review: Meet the man behind the pool cue

Review by Alise Chaffins When Chad McDaniel was born, X-rays revealed that he had numerous broken bones. A family member said that it looked like he had been hit repeatedly with a hammer, just enduring the experience of childbirth. In his film “96 Pounds of Dynamite,” director Loren ...

‘Hometown Market’ series finale Saturday in Fairmont

JBissett@DominionPost.com FAIRMONT – From classic T-Birds to vine-ripened tomatoes, Main Street Fairmont’s Hometown Market series this summer has been “one for the books,” Alex Petry said.“Can’t wait to see you next summer,” posted Petry, the executive director of all things ...