Next year's SportsFEST to expand competitive events
November 6, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Thrill-seeking residents of the Kanawha Valley will have a one-stop shop next summer to see some diverse athletic competition in downtown Charleston.
The Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau announced details of SportsFEST 2010,...
City's SportsFEST combines 3 events
November 6, 2009
Bikini-clad volleyball players, jet skiers and competitive firefighters are coming back to Charleston next year and the following year and the year after that in a new event called SportsFEST, the city's Convention & Visitors Bureau announced...
Economic Growth SportsFEST
November 5, 2009
This past summer people in Charleston were able to see a variety of new events.
For the next three years the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau is rolling jet skiing, extreme volleyball, and the Firefighter's Combat Challenge into one for...
Ready to Play
November 5, 2009
(Charleston) The city of Charleston will once again play host to the Toyota Governor's Cup National Watercraft Races, the EVP Pro Am Beach Championships and the Firefighter Combat Challenge in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Patty Pitrolo, the president of the...
Charleston to Host SportFEST 2010, Details Released
November 5, 2009
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) The Charleston Convention and Visitor's Bureau (CVB) announced on Thursday it will host SportsFEST 2010 August 19-22 at Magic Island, Kanawha River, and Kanawha Boulevard at Haddad Riverfront Park.
SportsFEST will include...
Firefighters compete in last day of Combat Challenge in Charleston
September 12, 2009
Firefighters from across the region and as far away as Florida faced off Saturday in the final day of the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge.
Firefighters paired off in teams to compete in Saturday's relay and tandem challenge, which is designed to...
West Virginia State Capitol Site for Weekend Firefighter Contest
September 9, 2009
The state Capitol Complex will be turned into a fire hall this weekend as firefighters from across the region engage in a test of skills.
Charleston is among 25 stops on this year's Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge nationwide tour.
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Firefighters set to compete at Capitol Friday
September 9, 2009
This weekend, dozens of firefighters will converge on the state Capitol and there's no use asking where the fire is, because there won't be one.
On Friday, the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge will make its first stop in Charleston. The competition...
City firefighters train for competition
August 21, 2009
It sounds simple enough: Lug a 42-pound fire hose up five flights of stairs, lift another 42-pound hose with a nine-pound rope, sprint back down touching every step, drive a steel beam five feet along the ground with a sledge hammer, zigzag 140 feet...
Charleston Attracting More Events
August 20, 2009
The city of Charleston is attracting more big-time events, boosting the economy and the city’s exposure
Firefighters from all over the country will be testing their skills at the firefighters’ challenge next month in Charleston.
This announcement...
Chili Championship finds home in the East
August 20, 2009
THERE was a time when natives said "I'm from West Virginia" only to be met with responses like: "Oh, I have a cousin in Richmond."
West Virginia, like many small states, sometimes has struggled to clarify its identity nationally. Small cities like...
An October surprise
August 18, 2009
Another world-championship event is coming to West Virginia, bringing with it more than a million dollars in economic impact.
Officials Tuesday morning announced the World's Championship Chili Cookoff will be held at Power Park in Charleston October...
Heating Up The Capitol City
August 18, 2009
The World's Championship Chili Cookoff is taking a gamble that organizers believe will payoff in a big way.
The event will go east of the Mississippi for the first time in its 43-year history this fall when it comes to Charleston, Oct. 9-11 at...
Chiliheads, go East: 2009 cookoff set for WVa
August 18, 2009
The International Chili Society's world championship cookoff will be decided east of the Mississippi River for the first time.
The San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based nonprofit group announced Tuesday the 43rd annual competition will be held Oct. 9-11...
Charleston snags world chili cookoff in October
August 18, 2009
It's official: The 2009 World's Chili Championship Cookoff is coming to Charleston Oct. 9-11.
And for the first time in its 43-year history, the competition will be held east of the Mississippi.
The reason the championship has always been held...
World chili cook-off to be held in Charleston
August 18, 2009
Chiliheads from all over the world will turn Appalachian Power Park into a field of culinary dreams in October as they compete in the World's Championship Chili Cook-off.
In its 43-year history, the event has never been held east of the Mississippi...
Charleston welcomes T.D. Jakes Conference
August 18, 2009
The Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, W. Va., hosted hometown-native Bishop T.D. Jakes and his “The Birthing Place” conference Aug. 13-15. More than 13,000 people attended the three-day conference, which focused on encouraging people to overcome...
T.D. Jakes: This story is about you
August 15, 2009
"Some of you came to 'The Birthing Place' to see my story, but my story was just the bait. This is not about my story. This is about you," Bishop T.D. Jakes said Saturday.
Jakes, a South Charleston native, wrapped up a three-day conference Saturday...
Folks Flock From Near And Far To See Bishop T.D. Jakes
August 13, 2009
Bishop Jakes spoke at the Charleston Civic Center Thursday evening.
He's drawn out folks from near and far.
Nearly every license plate in the parking garage outside the civic center was from a different state...as crowds flock to Charleston for...
Jakes captivates faithful in packed Civic Center
August 13, 2009
Thousands of people wearing their Sunday best congregated in the Charleston Civic Center Thursday night as Charleston native T.D. Jakes returned home to preach for the first time since he left to establish his 30,000-member megachurch in Dallas.
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Jakes says he is speaking to the radicals, not the religious
August 13, 2009
Looking at the crowd around him at the Charleston Civic Center, Bishop T.D. Jakes marveled at the power God has to bring people together.
"The devil is breaking out in hives," he said to the crowd that included people of many religions and races. ...
WVa hosts famous pastor's return
August 13, 2009
Hotels and businesses in the Charleston area are ready for an influx of the faithful gathering to hear one of America's top preachers come back to where he started.
Bishop T.D. Jakes will speak Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center as part of the...
Jakes' flock arrives; gathering starts today
August 13, 2009
Local hotels and businesses are stepping up service this week as they prepare for the pilgrimage of worshippers to Bishop T.D. Jakes' homecoming conference, "The Birthing Place."
Hotels were booked solid a few days after the city announced the...
T.D. Jakes was 'too big for this place'
August 13, 2009
Paulette Lewis recalls walking by a downtown storefront where she heard the drifting sounds of gospel music and a new preacher.
"It was like you knew the spirit was in that church," she said. "I knew it was something different than what I was used to."...
T.D. Jakes Convention Economic Boost for Charleston
August 12, 2009
With a sound check, the finishing touches are in place for Bishop T.D. Jakes to take the podium at the Charleston Civic Center.
More than 12,000 people will hear the West Virginia native's message in person, during a three day conference.
Thomas...
Big crowd will greet Jakes
August 12, 2009
by Charlotte Ferrell Smith
Daily Mail staff
CHARLESTON, W.Va.The area's population is exploding as an army of folks prepares for one of the largest conferences to hit the Charleston Civic Center.
"It's been the biggest event I've worked on by far,"...
Volleyball, jet ski competitions to be held in Charleston
July 7, 2009
Volleyball, jet ski competitions to be held in Charleston
By Jim Balow
Staff writer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. With two jet skis buzzing in the background Tuesday, Mayor Danny Jones officially announced the dual sports event dubbed Charleston's Summer Sizzles...
Magic Island to host jet ski racing, beach volleyball tournament
May 5, 2009
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – A unique weekend of sports is coming to Charleston’s riverfront this summer.
On Aug. 1-2, Magic Island will be the home base for the inaugural Toyota Governor’s Cup Nationals, a professional jet ski racing event, and the...