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Yahoo
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
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'Devil Anse' Hatfield inducted into the West Virginia Hall of Fame, with his great grandson in attendance
PIPESTEM, WV (WVNS) – A legendary figure in the history of the Mountain State was just inducted into the West Virginia Hall of Fame at Pipestem Resort State Park. Walk-off home run adds another to the win column to Ridge Runners' perfect start at home 'Devil Anse' Hatfield is now among the famous West Virginians whose lives are showcased in their hall. One of Devil Anse's descendants, William Keith Hatfield, traveled to Pipestem to honor his great grandfather. He was thrilled that his great grandfather received such an honor. Some have described the Hatfields as the Kennedy's of West Virginia – with family members becoming senators, governors, congressmen, lawmen, judges, and more. William Keith learned a lot about his great grandfather through the eyes and stories of his grandmother. 'She had a lot of stories to tell about Devil, and she called him 'Uncle Anse'. We did not call him devil. He is Uncle Anse. [She went] horseback riding with him, he got her a doll for Christmas, all kinds of stories about him. He was a kind, tender, gentle man. Once his life changed when he trusted Christ, it was an amazing thing. Everyone knew that he was a Christian. In fact, Life magazine went to see my grandfather just to see what the old feud it was up to in his latter days. They said he was rich, which he was. He sold off his land. He had lots of lots of money. He had a big house. [He was] the envy of everybody in that area. He was rich, he was respectable. There are some real fine pictures of him back at that time. They said he was religious and he was religious. He began to carry a Bible everywhere. When I think about him, I think of [him] as a kindly Christian gentleman, especially towards the end of his life. Even before that, his grandson, Cap Hatfield, wrote about him and he said, 'How does the Cap Hatfield branch of the family remember him? They said that he was a good hunter, but he was also loving of his family and true to protecting his family,' and he was,' said Hatfield. William Keith is dedicated to passing along the family history, as well as his great grandfather's legacy, alongside the McCoy family. They have reconciled and now the two formerly feuding families do events together. Geno Smith reunites with Pete Carroll in Las Vegas William Keith is the president of the Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society. The two families get along very well now. William Keith even joked there is more feuding that takes place in the Hatfields family nowadays, more than between the two families. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Three Rivers Avian Center and friends celebrate the return of spring migrant birds
PIPESTEM, WV (WVNS) – Three Rivers Avian Center honored the return of spring migrant birds at their annual Migration Celebration, as part of International Migratory Bird Day. They were joined at Pipestem Resort State Park by other groups that are working to restore certain ecosystems. This was a free fun and educational experience for folks. Chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks, a form of ancient communication Wendy Perrone is the executive director for Three Rivers Avian Center. She explained there were a host of hot topics discussed at this celebration. 'We have seen quite a bit of problems with ecosystem degradation, people not understanding how to feed wild birds, how to do basic care 1-to-1, what happens when a bird hits a window? We are here talking about all sorts of different things. We are talking about migration. We are talking about the ecosystems that sustain these birds and things that you can do in your day to day life to help these birds and help them try to turn around those numbers that we are seeing of loss,' said Perone. Perrone told 59News that we have lost 52% of migratory birds that used to fill our skies over the past 20 years. In the Three Rivers Avian Center tent, she was taking care of Regis – a 17-year-old bald eagle, who has been grounded after an accident in the wild. They also had an American Kestrel and a great horned owl who also aren't able to be released back into the wild. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
