Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The county seat of Cabell County,the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio and Guyandotte rivers. Huntington is the second-most populous city in West Virginia,with a population of 46,842 as of the 2020 census. Its metro area,the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area,is the largest in West Virginia,spanning seven counties across three states and having a population of 376,155 at the 2020 census.
The Herald-Dispatch is a non-daily newspaper that serves Huntington,West Virginia,and neighboring communities in southern Ohio and eastern Kentucky. It is currently owned by HD Media Co. LLC. It currently publishes Tuesdays-Saturdays,with the Saturday edition dated "Weekend",with updates on its website on Sundays and Mondays.
Evan Hollin Jenkins is an American politician and judge. He served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia,joining the Court in 2018 and serving as chief justice in 2021. He resigned from the court on February 4,2022. He served as a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 2015 to 2018. He is a Republican,having switched his party affiliation from Democratic in 2013.
The Pink Bridge of Huntington,West Virginia is a concrete arch bridge spanning Four Pole Creek at 8th Street that was painted pink during late October to mid November 2006 to raise awareness of breast cancer.
Pullman Square is a lifestyle center in downtown Huntington,West Virginia,United States between 8th and 10th Street and 3rd Avenue and Veteran's Memorial Boulevard. It is located on what was known as the Superblock,a large urban renewal project that saw the demolishing of four city-square-blocks in 1970. The center opened in 2004,featuring approximately 20 stores,along with office space,restaurants,and a movie theater. It was developed by Metropolitan Partners.
The Marshall Recreation Center at Marshall University is located at 5th Avenue and 20th Street in Huntington,West Virginia. The complex is part of a $95 million expansion plan that includes two new "living-learning" residence halls
Menis E. Ketchum II is an American politician and jurist who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. He was elected as a Democrat to a twelve-year term on the Court in November 2008 and served as chief justice in 2012 and served a second term as chief justice in 2016. He resigned in July 2018 with slightly less than 18 months left in his term. Ketchum resigned prior to the Impeachment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia,but was still implicated by the House of Delegates. On July 31,2018,he pled guilty to a felony count of fraud related to his personal use of a state vehicle and gas fuel card.
The 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia was held on November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Byrd died in office on June 28,2010. Democratic Governor Joe Manchin appointed Carte Goodwin to temporarily fill the vacancy. Goodwin pledged to not run for election to the seat in exchange for the appointment. This was the first open U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia since 1984 and the first in this seat since 1956. Manchin won the open seat and served out the remainder of Byrd's elected term,which ended on January 3,2013.
Lowell Jackson Fellure was an American perennial political candidate and engineer. He was the presidential nominee of the Prohibition Party for the 2012 presidential election.
Douglas Vernon Reynolds is an American politician,attorney,and businessman who was formerly a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates,representing District 17 from January 12,2013,to January 2017. Reynolds served consecutively from January 2007 until January 2013 in the District 16 seat. In 2016,Reynolds decided against running for his seat again,instead opting to run for Attorney General of West Virginia. Reynolds is also the president of Energy Services of America,a pipeline construction company,and HD Media,the publisher of the Herald-Dispatch and five other newspapers throughout West Virginia.
James Conley Justice II is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice was once a billionaire,but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021. He inherited a coal mining business from his father and built a business empire with 94 companies,including the Greenbrier,a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs.
Roger Wayne Marshall is an American politician,physician,and former military officer serving as the junior United States senator from Kansas since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served from 2017 to 2021 as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district,a mostly rural district covering much of the western and northern parts of the state.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the three U.S. representatives from the West Virginia,one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The filing deadline was January 27,2018. The primary elections were held on May 8,2018. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2024 United States elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday,November 5,2024. During this presidential election year,the president and vice president will be elected. In addition,all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested to determine the membership of the 119th United States Congress. Thirteen state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntington,West Virginia,USA.
Clinton Emil "Clint" McElroy Jr. is an American podcaster,comic book writer and former radio personality. He is known for his work on the podcast The Adventure Zone,as well as for hosting several FM radio shows in West Virginia. Additionally,McElroy is an adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre at Marshall University.
Ravinder Singh Bhalla,often simply called Ravi Bhalla,is an American civil rights lawyer and politician,serving as the 39th Mayor of Hoboken,New Jersey,since 2018. Prior to becoming mayor,he served on the Hoboken City Council from 2009 to 2018. In 2017,he was elected as New Jersey's first Sikh mayor. A Democrat,Bhalla is a candidate for New Jersey's 8th congressional district in the 2024 election.
Sydnee McElroy is an American family medicine physician,assistant professor in family medicine at the Marshall University School of Medicine,and podcast host of Sawbones and Still Buffering.
The 2024 West Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the governor of West Virginia,concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is running against Huntington Mayor Steve Williams for Governor. Incumbent Jim Justice is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term in office;he is instead running for the U.S. Senate. First elected in 2016 as a Democrat by 6.8 percentage points,Justice switched parties in August 2017 and won re-election in 2020 as a Republican by 33.3 percentage points. Primary elections took place on May 14,2024.
The 2024 Huntington,West Virginia municipal election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect members of the city council and mayor.
