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The annual Johnnie Johnson Festival honoring the Fairmont native's musical legacy will take place Saturday, July 12 at 6 p.m. at Palatine Park.

Johnnie Johnson Festival to take place at Palantine Park FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A tribute to a Fairmont native whose influence on music reaches back over a half century will take place this weekend at Palatine Park. The 2026 iteration of the annual Johnnie Johnson Festival will take place on Saturday, July 12, starting at 6 p.m., where WAJR’s Aristotle Jon...

A golf tournament fundraiser at Tygart Lake Public Golf Course is facing threats and social media backlash over the "Trump" name in its title. The Trump Classic has raised money for local food banks for a decade.

Threats, social media backlash threats reported with Taylor County community event GRAFTON, W.Va. — For about the last ten years the Trump Classic has been held at the Tygart Lake Public Golf Course, and the event has collected food and money for local food banks while golfers hit the links. This year the course management is facing fierce backlash tied to the “Trump” name t...