It’s Happening

It's Happening: Through the Years in Bridgeport; No Better Place to Be

Posted on January 20, 2020

From the time my mom, dad, sister and I moved to Bridgeport, I liked it here. It was circa 1967. Lyndon B. Johnson was pre...

It's Happening: Mom to Mom, You Did It!

Posted on December 31, 2019

You did it.   You shopped and you wrapped. You climbed on ladders and strung lights and you wrestled with...

It's Happening: Standing Behind the Indians

Posted on December 08, 2019

We have a stack of Bridgeport High School yearbooks at home, spanning years from 1976 to 2018. My husband Jeff and I, as w...

It's Happening: A Silver Medal and a Golden Act of Kindness

Posted on October 27, 2019

The middle school cross country season culminates with the county championship; the highest level of competition for that...

It's Happening: Looking on the Bright Side and Healing after The Shoppes of Averil Place Fire

Posted on October 22, 2019

On Oct. 3, The Shoppes of Averil Place, established by Lotus Averil MacDowell, erupted in flames and was declared a total...

It's Happening: BHS Supporting Karen Smith in Her Fight with Cancer

Posted on October 13, 2019

For two decades, Karen Smith has been an integral part of Bridgeport High School. The head school custodian has been a...

It's Happening: Getting into the Nitty Gritty of Bullying

Posted on October 06, 2019

It’s National Bullying Prevention Month. Nationally and locally, efforts are being made to curtail the behavior...

It's Happening: Simpson Creek Baptist Church Outreach Group Makes Clarksburg Mission Shine

Posted on October 03, 2019

Simpson Creek Baptist Church is where I was baptized and where my husband and I were married. Occasionally, I get a chance...

It's Happening: Backstory of "The Jesus Picture"

Posted on September 15, 2019

In June of 2006, Bridgeport, West Virginia made national news when “the Jesus picture” was stolen from Bridgep...

It's Happening: Saluting the Red, White and Bridgeport

Posted on September 08, 2019

Editor's Note: This blog first ran Sept. 3, 2017 on Connect-Bridgeport and was a featured story in the 2017 Bridgeport...

It's Happening: Morgan Wallen Show at Clarksburg Amp Worth the Wait

Posted on August 11, 2019

From expected tunes like “Whiskey Glasses” and “The Way I Talk” to old-school rock surprise snippe...

It's Happening: Scandinavian Highlights and Opportunities

Posted on July 28, 2019

The motto in our city of 8,000 is “Opportunity Lives Here.” In late-June/early-July, a group of Bridgepor...

It's Happening: Traveling Across the Pond with French Students of Bridgeport High

Posted on June 23, 2019

You won’t be reading many of my stories here on Connect-Bridgeport for the next week and a half or so. By the time you rea...

It's Happening: Memories of Old Little League Field

Posted on June 16, 2019

During a recent visit to Bridgeport City Park, I walked by the old Little League field. I kind of stopped in my tracks...

It's Happening: A Conversation with Father Cann

Posted on June 11, 2019

When Father Cann passed away just about a month ago, I felt sad; sad for the people here in our community. I wasn’t sa...
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