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Time Travel: Bridgeport Swim Team from Decades Ago and Revisiting a Downtown Clarksburg Retail Giant

Story Photo (64915)

The photo shown above is believed to be from the late 1950 and was taken on the grounds of the Benedum Civic Center....


By Dick Duez November 08, 2026 10:30 AM EST in Blogs

WVSSAC High School Football Playoff Schedule, With Matchups, Dates and Times as Released

Story Photo (64983) UPDATED SUNDAY WITH BRIDGEPORT PLAYOFF DATE, TIME.   Stop me if you've heard this one before: the Bridgep...

Posted November 08, 2026 9:14 AM EST in Sports

NCWV Native, WVU Alum Brings Fresh, Local Food to Region

Story Photo (64896) When West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources alum Levi Watson finished graduate school...

Posted November 08, 2026 9:00 AM EST in News

From the Bench: Rewinding to the Summer of Love to Appreciate the Not-So-Secret-Sauce at Jamison Field

Story Photo (64945) It was known as the “Summer of Love,” at least that is what Google tells me. I’ve got to take the se...

Posted November 08, 2026 6:00 AM EST in Sports Blog


LATEST NEWS

• Photos: Bridgeport Boys Beat Nitro in Class AAA Championship Rematch | November 07, 2026 1:00 PM EST in Sports

• Back-to-Back: Bridgeport Boys Soccer Comes from Behind to Repeat as Class AAA State Champions | November 07, 2026 12:25 PM EST in Sports

• Bridgeport High School Heading to State Cheerleading Championship Following Victory in Region II Meet | November 07, 2026 11:55 AM EST in News

• ToquiNotes: BHS Graduate who is Now Two-Time Hall of Famer and Still One of the Best Humans of All Time | November 07, 2026 6:00 AM EST in Blogs

• Video: Aerial View of Bridgeport and its Fall Beauty | November 07, 2026 12:00 PM EST in News

• Bridgeport's Jill Cranston Rice is Elected President of Civil Defense International Bar Association DRI | November 07, 2026 10:30 AM EST in News

• Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny II, Staff Honor Captain Curt Diaz on Retirement from Department | November 07, 2026 9:00 AM EST in News

• West Virginia Small Game Hunting and Trapping Seasons Set to Open | November 06, 2026 1:30 PM EST in News

• Bridgeport Volleyball Earns No. 5 Seed for State Tournament, Matchup with Big 10 Foe Lewis County | November 06, 2026 12:40 PM EST in Sports

• Photos: Bridgeport Boys Soccer Advances Over East Fairmont, 1-0 | November 06, 2026 12:00 PM EST in Sports

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Bridgeport City Council Meeting

Date: 11/9/26 - 11/9/26
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Bridgeport City Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month at 7pm at Bridgeport City Hall in Council Chambers. 515 W. Main Street Bridgeport, WV *If you wish to s ...

GALLERY

Boys Soccer Final vs. Nitro

BLOGS [ view all ]

  • Jeff Toquinto

    ToquiNotes: BHS Graduate who is Now Two-...

    Sometime in the early 1980s, a Bridgeport High Sch...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

  • Jeff Toquinto

    From the Bench: Rewinding to the Summer ...

    It was known as the “Summer of Love,” ...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

  • Perris Oliverio

    Tending Community: What Led Me to Bridge...

    I would like to talk a little more about how I act...

    Posted by Perris Oliverio

  • Joe Earley

    The Cyber Beacon: Identity was Stolen .....

    October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time ...

    Posted by Joe Earley

  • Dick Duez

    Time Travel: Bridgeport Swim Team from D...

    The photo shown above is believed to be from the l...

    Posted by Dick Duez

NEWS

• U.S., West Virginia Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of Passing of John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV

• John D. Rockefeller IV, who Served as Former West Virginia Governor, U.S. Senator, Passes Away at 89

• 10th Anniversary of Youth Honoring Veterans Laid to Rest at City Cemetery with Flag Placing Set Monday

• Gallery: Fans, Bands, Cheerleaders and More from Bridgeport's Regular Season Finale at Fairmont Senior

• Restaurant in Place for 34 Years in What was Once a Must-Stop State Shopping Destination Set to Close

COMMUNITY

• Photos: Your Submitted Shots from Halloween Weekend

• Bridgeport-Based Wilson Martino Dental Annual Coats for Our Community Event Running Until November 30

• Off the Shelf: Study Hall Program is Underway

• Shinnston Turkey Trot & Gobble Wobble Returns for 18th Year

• Clarksburg Resident Annette Fetty-Santilli Receives National PanCAN Award for Her Volunteer Work

SPORTS

• Defense Gets Bridgeport Boys Soccer Championship Rematch Against Nitro

• Bridgeport Girls Soccer Bows Out in State Semifinals to Greenbrier East, 1-0

• Grayson Church's Goal Sends Bridgeport to Class AAA State Soccer Championship Game

• Bridgeport Volleyball Returning to State Tournament After Straight-Set Win

• Bridgeport Cross Country Coach Nathaniel Lutyens Receives State Award


VISITORS

• State Tourism Department Top Destinations to Chase Fall Foliage This Week in Sixth Mountain State Report

• Meadowbrook Mall's Purchase with a Purpose is Back

• WVU Football to Host Big Ten Conference Foe in 2027

• Advertisement Seeking Contractors is Out as Harrison County Soon to See New Water Recreation Venue

• Long-Time Clarksburg Business Cuts Ribbon on New Location and Looks to Continue to Work with Youth

BLOGS/OPINION

• Tending Community: What Led Me to Bridgeport Farmers and Makers Market

• The Cyber Beacon: Identity was Stolen ... Now What? Cybersecurity Awareness is Important and Essential

• Time Travel: A BHS Teacher from Many Decades Ago and Salem College Football Team Dating Back to 1921

• From the Bench: BHS State Championship Coach is Stepping Down After Picture Perfect End to Tenure

• Off the Shelf: Prepping For the Holidays at the Library

ALUMNI

• City Native, BHS Alumna, Marilyn T. McClure-Demers, Honored by WVU at Homecoming Game against UC

• Ribbon Cutting Held for New Pizza Food Truck



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