Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.  It was a Monday afternoon on September 6, 1875. The Bank of Huntington had been open less than a year when four men rode up on horseback. Two of the men stayed outside with the horses while the other two men entered the bank with guns...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The city in West Virginia that bears the name of Huntington was incorporated in 1871. It was one of the first planned cities in American history with streets aligned in a grid with corresponding street and avenue numbers. This city was...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Huntington, West Virginia’s history has been pretty well documented on social media over the last couple decades, but there was a time before everybody had a camera in their pocket. There are plenty of moments in Huntington’s past that...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Alpha Technologies announced last week that they will be opening a new IT data center in downtown Huntington, West Virginia, as early as 2025. Alpha Technologies, headquartered in Hurricane, West Virginia, already has a world-class data...

Old Main Emporium (OME), located at 842 4th Avenue, announces the launch of its limited edition “1837 Heirloom Collection,” commemorating a decade of excellence in the fashion industry of downtown Huntington. This exclusive collection, inspired by the storied history...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. My friend has a joke that “Ghostface” from the “Scream” franchise is the scariest villain because they make you talk on the phone instead of texting. As of August 2024, “Ghostface” has come to Huntington…but they don’t want to talk on the...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Photo by Jayne Russell-Wells.    If you haven’t been to the Downtown Huntington Central Business District over the last decade, there has been remarkable change with nearly every block seeing redevelopment of some kind. The downtown...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.   Fall 2024 will see Marshall University’s 54th class to enter since the devastating crash of Southern Airways Flight 932 on November 14, 1970.   For many in the Marshall community, that rainy night on a hill southwest of...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.   “Forgotten Cotton Vintage,” a new shop specializing in vintage casual and outer wear, opened in Pullman Square in July 2024.   Forgotten Cotton is the vision of Jaxon Greer. The idea behind the endeavor is to find cool old...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The Downtown Branch of the Cabell County Public Library started installing a new roof and solar panels on Wednesday in downtown Huntington. The move will save the library more than one million dollars in long term energy costs. The plan...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Huntington-based architectural firm Edward Tucker Architects (ETA) announced a leadership change on Monday. ETA is a prominent, award-winning architectural firm with an emphasis on educational, medical, government, public safety, and...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.  A new boutique hotel might be coming soon to the Coal Exchange Building on the SW corner of 4th Avenue and 11thStreet in downtown Huntington, West Virginia. The Coal Exchange Building was originally constructed in the mid-1920s by the...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. I can still remember being a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young activist going to the “Create Huntington” meetings circa 2009-2010. It was an invaluably formative time in my life, and I made a lot of good friends. Some of those friends...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The sound of a CSX diesel-electric coal train is quite familiar to most West Virginians of any age. It’s been a recognizable sound echoing through our valleys and off our hills for decades. Moving forward, however, we will likely soon be...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Election year 2024: For the first time since this website was launched, Huntington is guaranteed to elect a new mayor. Mayor Steve Williams has reached the end of his three-term limit. Elections generally encompass the entire scope of...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Marco the Bison, the beloved mascot for Marshall University, is one of the most popular in college sports (winning the National Mascot Championship in 1992) and is a familiar feature to MU fans at all athletic and community outreach...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Governor Jim Justice and West Virginia’s economic development team announced that South Korea-based LG Electronics will soon be opening branch “innovation centers” in the Mountain State. The strategic initiative is in partnership with...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The mystical, shadowy entity from Wayne County folklore known as “The Boogercat” is back in the Huntington zeitgeist with the announcement that summer baseball is returning to the Jewel City in 2024. Read more on that HERE. The Huntington...

The top 20 most-liked photos of 2023 from DowntownHuntington.net on social media. 

Written by Tia “Fix” Rumbaugh. When asked to write my thoughts on downtown Huntington, and where we're headed into the New Year, I have to reference my childhood growing up in Ceredo - I was born in 1978, I'm 45 years old, so the late 80's and 90's were my...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.   The Prichard Building, one of Huntington’s tallest obstacles to fixing up the downtown neighborhood may soon be addressed. Plans are moving forward to repurpose the 13-story former hotel on the southwest corner of 6thAvenue and 9th...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The Biden-Harris Administration announced Friday a $500,000 grant from the Department of Transportation for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”) to prepare a plan to restore daily rail service to West Virginia for the...

In our new series, “The Herd in Their Words,” we talk to notable Marshall University alumnus Craig T. Greenlee, class of 1974. Mr. Greenlee played football for the Thundering Herd during the 1968 and 1969 seasons, before he fell out of love with the sport. While he...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.  To celebrate the start of football season, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay and beverage brands are helping fans imagine a world where their favorite players come out of retirement with the debut of its 2023 NFL Kickoff campaign, “Unretirement.”...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Cover photo by Joshua Murdock.  If you have been on social media, particularly Facebook, for the past week, you have likely seen some of your friends changing their profile picture to a green, black, and white Parks & Libraries...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Ms. Regan Thomas. Do you have any siblings?  I am an only...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mr. Thomas Smith. Do you have any siblings? Yes I have an...

Marshall University has received $45 million from the State of West Virginia for a new state-of-the-art Institute for Cyber Security, MU announced Thursday. According to the release, this is an unprecedented move toward protecting the nation’s critical online...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mr. Tristan Rhodes. Do you have any siblings?  -I have a...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Huntington native Mr. Brandon K. Cordle. Do you have any...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mr. Dylan Smith, who is a video producer and director from...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mr. Justin Dickey. Do you have any siblings? Zero. Mom said...

DowntownHuntington.net presents: “People of Huntington,” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mr. Cody Lobo. Do you have any siblings? I am a quadruplet...

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Ms. Mia Turner. Do you have any...

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mr. Ben Wheeler, who will turn 23...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Marshall University is expecting to expand its downtown property holdings this year with a gift from the Touma Family: The Century Building on the northeast corner of 9th Street and 3 ½ alley. The Century Building is one of the oldest...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Last week, CSX Transportation announced a joint venture with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) for the building of hydrogen conversion kits for diesel-electric locomotive engines. To get started, the partners will convert one of CSX’s...

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Mrs. Kelsey Wells, who is 34 years...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. West Virginia GEAR UP 2023 kicked off Wednesday on the campus of Marshall University here in Huntington, West Virginia. Two hundred rising eighth- and ninth-grade students will be getting to experience college for the next four days....

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Downtown Huntington, West Virginia is home to many beautiful and interesting historic buildings with the 900 block of 3rd and 4th Avenues getting most of the attention. However, one often overlooked historic building in our neighborhood...

If you haven’t been following along with the video game trends the last few years, the Mountain State’s name, image, and likeness have been spreading across the globe thanks to Bethesda Softworks’ Fallout 76. According to Wikipedia, Fallout 76 is a narrative prequel...

In our newest installment of #PeopleOfHuntington, we talk to Mr. Josh Chambers, who is 32 years old. Do you have any siblings?  I have a younger sister. Are you a morning or evening person? Evening. What are you most known for, especially among your friends?   I would...

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Ms. Meghan Mayo, who is 38 years old....

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to Coach Lambros Aristotle Svingos, who...

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from as many different walks of life, as we can. In our newest installment, we talk to 31-year-old Nick Chancey. Do you have...

DowntownHuntington.net is launching a new series called “People of Huntington” where we intend to profile as many residents of the Jewel City, from all walks of life, as we can. In our first installment, we talked to Julian Pecora, Esq., who is 28 years old. Do you...

Marshall University has released updated plans for the “4th Avenue Innovation District” that will connect MU’s main campus to downtown Huntington. The new development is being headed up by Orange Valley, Ohio-based Fairmount Properties, which is an industry leader in...

Travis Tritt and Chris Janson brought their "The Can't Miss Tour" to the Mountain Health Arena in downtown Huntington, West Virginia, Friday night. War Hippies was the opening act. Photos by Joshua Murdock below. [gallery...

Walker Hayes performed at the Mountain Health Arena in downtown Huntington Saturday night with opening act Parmalee. Photos by Joshua Murdock. [gallery link="file"...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Pretty and Poised, a new women’s boutique, is now open in downtown Huntington at the corner of 3rd Avenue and 10th Street across from Pullman Square. Specializing in women’s clothing and accessories, the downtown Huntington location is...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. National College Colors Day 2022 will be on Friday, September 2. College Colors Day is all about wearing your college team’s colors and apparel loud and proud and showcasing them on social media using the hashtag #CollegeColorsDay....

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Marshall University announced Monday that the official student club of the University will be rebranded as “The Stampede” and is now housed under the Big Green Scholarship Foundation. Formerly known as the “Marshall Maniacs,” and the...

Students returned to the campus of Marshall University Monday for the first day of classes for the 2022-23 academic year.

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.  The Huntington Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced two staff changes on Monday. Former Sales Manager Anna Adkins has been promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing, and the former Assistant Manager of the Red Caboose...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. After much work and financial investment, the Penthouse at the top of West Virginia’s tallest residential building is now booking for overnight stays. Occupying the entire 15th floor of the West Virginia Building at 910 4th Avenue, the...

Marshall University proudly extends a warm invitation toward its alumni, family, and friends back to campus for its 2022 Homecoming celebration October 29. This year's theme, Fun in the Sun, is a nod to Marshall's first year in the Sun Belt Conference, and plays up...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. For my older readers and those who haven’t been to Huntington for a while, when you read “Heritage Station,” you may think I’m referring to a restaurant at the corner of 11th Street and Veterans Memorial Boulevard. However, since 2009,...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Marshall University is a familiar name in higher education throughout West Virginia, but did you know Marshall also once had a high school? Marshall College High School, also known as Jenkins Laboratory School, was a high school on the...

Compiled by Aaron-Michael Fox. A collection of photos of downtown Huntington, WV from the past and present, matched. This is a follow-up to an article from 2018, see the original article HERE. 1. Marshall University 2. Cabell County Courthouse 3. The Hotel Frederick...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. First-year Marshall University students kicked off the fall 2022 Week of Welcome by moving into their new residence halls on Monday and Tuesday. This week, students will attend various welcome events around campus starting on Weds., Aug....

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. West Virginia-native “Diamond Teeth” Mary Smith McClain was a blues and gospel singer as well as a vaudeville entertainer. Her career spanned 85 years, from 1915-2000. Born Mary Smith in Huntington, WV in 1902, Mary was the half-sister of...

As the 2010s come to a close, we thought we'd take a look back on the decade through the photo lens of Aaron-Michael Fox. There's a video slideshow set to the music of Tyler Childers, and a photo gallery below. PHOTO GALLERY: [gallery link="file" size="full"...

Written by Cody E. Lambert. Footnotes at the bottom of the page. On the tail of Tyler Childers' first Grammy nomination, the whole Huntington-Tristate area is celebrating. Its a culmination (but not completion) of years of work from a very talented local artist. A guy...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The building that is now home to Huntington's new DoubleTree hotel has been a familiar structure to residents of the Jewel City since it first went up in 1973. The hotel, which occupies the entire 1000 block of the south side of Third...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. CoWorks, located in the JP Morgan Chase Building at Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street, was founded in May of 2018 by Bryan Shaw and Jeremy Turner with an eye toward creating flexible office space for start-up entrepreneurs. Co-working spaces...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Any Huntington old-timer (and many West Virginians at large) should remember the old West Virginia Brewing Company, also known as the Fesenmeier Brewery that once occupied a large section of Central City in Huntington’s West End....

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Since 1872, the Huntington Police Department has worked hard to earn what is now a solid reputation as the premier urban law enforcement agency in our region (that's not me talking, that's the FBI, the DoJ, AAA, and numerous other...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Huntington, West Virginia, has had an eventful history. Most of it has been pretty well documented, from the 1937 Flood, to the 1970 pane crash, to the ensuing movie about the rebuilding years that have so far culminated in two national...

The Boutiques on the Avenues present a "Mother's Day Escape Pop-Up" on May 10, 2018. The event will be an evening to spoil the mother in your life. Get your ladies together for some much deserved pampering. Tickets include a glass of wine from The Bodega, boutique...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. “Boutiques on the Avenues,” the unofficial name for a group of female-owned local businesses, has decided to get together to promote downtown Huntington’s feminine side. The idea for the promotion came about during a meeting of downtown...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The new downtown Market, located across the street from the Holiday Inn, is the creation of downtown development firm Capital Venture Corporation who have already successfully repurposed several other historic buildings downtown. The new...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Even though Huntington has been dealt some difficulties of late, it keeps meeting those challenges head-on. In fact, WV Living Magazine just gave the Jewel City the title of “Best Town Transformation” in West Virginia for 2018. The...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Anybody who knows me or follows one of my pages Vintage Huntington or Vintage West Virginia on Facebook knows that I am a collector of vintage Huntington pictures. So I thought I'd take the next step and match a few old pictures with...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox.  The debate over colorizing photos has raged for as long as the technology has existed to do so. Some people love them, some people hate them. I tend to fall into the first group as a well-done colorizing job can breathe new life into a...

Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. The “Great” Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and early February of 1937. It is arguably the worst natural disaster in the history of the Ohio River Valley. The river had flooded many times in its history, but none of...

Written by Alan Brown. January 22, 2018 If you met me, you wouldn’t think that I would be your typical candidate for mental illness, at least that would be most people’s assumption. I was the popular kid in school, had good grades, a great home and family life. On...

Written by Henry Culvyhouse. West Virginia is my home. I love my mountains, my people, my streams, my towns. It’s the state where I learned how to tell stories, how to live, how to work, and how to love. And most of us can say the same. But for many millennial West...

Nestled in the heart of Trump Country, Huntington is in the center of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio—three states that went deep red in 2016. But Huntington has a Democratic city government and a blooming music and arts scene, and there is a tinge of urban liberalism in this the city of 50,000 people. And while I’m far from a conservative, as a comedian I’ve seen a chill in free speech, thanks in part to the progressive ideals of the “safe space.”