Happy Independence Day weekend! Here's what's happening around the Kanawha Valley
Plus: Remembering neighbors who have recently passed
July 3, 2025 | Weather: ☀️ 87° F / 🌔 65° F
Happy Independence Day weekend, neighbor!
We’ve (almost) made it to the holiday and long weekend.
Thursday: ☀️ Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the mid-60s.
Friday (Independence Day): ☀️ Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the mid-60s.
Saturday: ☀️ Sunny. Highs in the low 90s, lows near 70.
Sunday: ☀️ Sunny. Highs in the mid-90s, lows near 70.
Let’s get this weekend started.
Happy Independence Day weekend! The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta begins Thursday, bringing such popular events as the All Fired Up Youth BBQ Contest, the Wheelhouse Beer Festival, the Young Entrepreuners Market, the annual Hot Dog Eating Contest, the Firecracker 5K, the All Dog Costume & Weiner Dog Races, the Great Rubber Duck Race, the Sternwheel Slamboree wrestling event, and so much more. Speaking of the Regatta, you won’t want to miss this year’s musical headliners, which include country singer Carly Pearce, American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band, rapper Busta Rhymes, and rock band Jefferson Starship. Outside of the Regatta, you can continue your July 4th weekend celebrations with the Summer Family Bike Ride in St. Albans, America’s Birthday Celebration baseball game in Charleston, the Independence Day Celebration in Montgomery, and various fireworks displays throughout the Kanawha Valley.
Today, we remember the following neighbors who have recently passed:
Thomas Clayton Bailey, 80, of Charleston, died June 26, 2025.
Megan Michelle Mowrer Baldwin, 37, of Charleston, died June 26, 2025.
Alice Virginia Isaac Berger, 86, of Charleston, died June 27, 2025.
Mary Louise Bonham, 74, of Sissonville, died June 27, 2025.
Jason Kealoha Boyette, 51, of Charleston, died June 28, 2025.
Patricia Bradley, 93, died June 27, 2025.
Myrna L. Davis, 88, of South Charleston, died June 16, 2025.
Imogene (Reffett) Deichmiller, 96, of South Charleston, died June 29, 2025.
John W. Fairless, Jr, 86, formerly of South Charleston, died June 4, 2025.
Harold Dennis Feagans, 71, of Charleston, died June 22, 2025.
Mildred Ann Casto Ferrell, 82, of Nitro, died June 26, 2025.
Barbara Gene Givens, 99, of St. Albans, died June 29, 2025.
Opal Elaine Jenkins Hanshaw, 55, of Alum Creek, died June 23, 2025.
Cloda Monalee Harding, 92, of Sissonville, died June 28, 2025.
Joetta Louise Crowder High, 71, of Dunbar, died June 25, 2025.
James Edward “Jim Ed” Kessler, 77, of Nitro, died June 26, 2025.
Anna Ruth Keys, 96, of South Charleston, died June 23, 2025.
John Bremmer (JB) Kidd, 79, of St. Albans, died June 24, 2025.
William Fenton Kirk, 63, of Charleston, June 24, 2025.
Marian Sue “Susie” Kraynie, 68, died June 25, 2025.
Max Carlton Lemma, 72, of Charleston, died June 28, 2025.
Edward Junior McClure, 81, of Dunbar, died June 22, 2025.
Edward D. Nelson, Jr., 59, of Cross Lanes, died June 25, 2025.
Linda Fay Newhouse, 59, of Elkview, died June 28, 2025.
Betty Josephine “Jo” Olive, 77, of Charleston, died June 30, 2025.
Mary Elizabeth Rice, 95, of Charleston, died June 13, 2025.
Vicki Lynn Robinson, 68, of Montgomery, died June 28, 2025.
Edward Doyle Rose Jr., 76, of Eskdale, died June 25, 2025.
James Alvin Russell III, 75, of Charleston, died June 15, 2025.
Joyce Ann Slater, 78, of Sissonville, died June 24, 2025.
Julian “Jule” Heath Sockman, 102, of Charleston, died June 28, 2025.
Michael Ray Stout Sr., 79, of St. Albans, died June 24, 2025.
Linda “Sissy” Teel, 79, of Sissonville, died June 26, 2025.
Robin JoAnn Mills Menefee Thomas, 83, of Charleston, died June 27, 2025.
Philip David Tignor, 83, died June 26, 2025.
Jonathan Michael Trimble, 54, of Dunbar, died July 1, 2025.
Elizabeth (Beth) Michelle Turley, 52, died June 20, 2025.
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