Hometown Hero Archives

February 14, 2020 2:10 pm Joshua Bolden

35 years ago Judy Raines came to Bluefield, WV and for 25 of those years she’s been involved as a volunteer with Mary’s Cradle. The program provides…

January 16, 2020 1:02 pm Joshua Bolden

Shelia Johns son’s spirit lives on in the lives he saved through organ donation and through Operation Christmas Child…

December 27, 2019 2:42 pm Joshua Bolden

In this edition of Hometown Hero, Joshua Bolden introduces us to a woman who found a new passion right in her own home–taking care of…

December 12, 2019 2:12 pm Joshua Bolden

Take a walk in the shoes of these young men at Eastern Greenbrier Middle School and you will get a crash course in…

October 15, 2019 10:52 pm Nick Dugan

BLUEFIELD, Va. (WVVA) — One young lady has already begun making plans for her academic and softball future. Graham’s Jocilyn Thompson…

August 8, 2019 1:23 pm Joshua Bolden

Train up children in the way they should go and when they are old, they will not depart from it. That proverb has been reverberating through one…

July 25, 2019 3:29 pm Joshua Bolden

Hometown Heroes of the past come together to give all children the chance to be a kid. Charlie Walker built the Janice Roberts Memorial Park in…

June 27, 2019 2:04 pm Joshua Bolden

Cindy Chamberlin is a physical therapist by profession but even when she’s off the clock she’s providing medical advice. All with the…

June 13, 2019 1:42 pm Joshua Bolden

Fire Chief Claude Adams was a man of faith, service and community. The head of the Berwind Fire Department for 33 years passed on in April. However…

June 1, 2019 8:07 am Joshua Bolden

Chief Nathan Allen is a man who covers all bases of service from patrolling our streets to teaching the next generation how to hit a home run.…

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