Outside the Tribe

Posted on June 05, 2022

Every single one of us is well aware of the notion that good things come to an end. Still, when they do in fact...

Posted on December 04, 2021

Following Bridgeport’s 21-0 Class AAA semifinal loss to Martinsburg last week, head coach Tyler Phares took a moment to ad...

Posted on November 25, 2021

A few years ago I was asked by the WVSSAC to take over tracking the playoff stats that are submitted to the NFHS as well a...

Posted on November 01, 2021

We have reached the point in the high-school football season where it is time as the all-state football chairman to get ba...

Posted on October 04, 2021

Somewhat lost in the shuffle with the scheduling drama last week for the Bridgeport High School football team was another...

Posted on June 19, 2021

Honestly, when it was late February, early March, I didn’t like the odds of us reaching this point. I consider m...

Posted on June 05, 2021

There is a new business in town. I’m not sure if it is called The Bridgeport Lumber Company or The Br...

Posted on April 20, 2021

If you have watched even a little bit of professional wrestling you have surely noticed that sometimes good guys turn bad...

Posted on April 10, 2021

When someone close to you passes away, there is a balancing act between grief and reflection. I’ve do...

Posted on April 03, 2021

Like most guys my age, my first job was cutting grass. It actually started more as a chore to help out around th...

Posted on March 27, 2021

My favorite basketball player in the history of Marshall University has played his last game with the Thundering Herd....

Posted on March 14, 2021

Normally in this spot at this time on Sundays is when the getting to know you series runs. Don’t worry, that fea...

Posted on March 02, 2021

The calendar says today is March 2. I’m pretty sure that is accurate even though it is now Day...

Posted on December 29, 2020

Editor's Note: This blog first appeareed on Connect-Bridgeport on March 16. The girls state basketball tournament...

Posted on December 23, 2020

I’ve really enjoyed reading about some of the holiday traditions my co-worker Julie Perine rounded up from around the area...

From the Bench: After Nearly 50 Years in...

Back in June of 2018, I wrote about Bridgeport Middle School’s Art Petitto stepping down from the teaching ranks...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: The "Old" Bridgeport Dairy ...

Who remembers when the Dairy Queen was located on the opposite side of Main Street? This is before it became the Brid...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: Recalling Life of Bridgeport...

A few times in this very blog, I have talked about individuals who are responsible for the growth and prosperity the C...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: 18th Annual Light Up Nig...

In 2005, a Bridgeport Christmas tradition was born and met with open arms. Community members met at the Benedum Civic Cent...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: December Might be Cold Ou...

Bundle up and head to the library this December to check out the programs and events we have going on! We have a varie...

Posted by Savanna Draper
The Grapevine: Helping our Pet Friends, ...

Several years ago, the Progressive Women’s Association sent out a questionnaire to the public asking for their i...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Why Bridgeport? Introduction to an Occas...

Editor's Note: This is the first of several blog that will show up at random intervals on Connect-Bridgeport that are writ...

Posted by Jon Griffith