It’s Happening

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...

Posted on October 27, 2019

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

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...

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...

Posted on October 06, 2019

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

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...

Posted on September 15, 2019

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

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...

Posted on August 11, 2019

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Posted on June 02, 2019

For just about a year, locals have heard a lot about JC Films. The faith-based company is about to film its fourth movie p...

Posted on May 12, 2019

During a recent visit to Nashville, my friends and I spotted a guy standing along Broadway with a WVU T-shirt on. Some of...

From the Bench: In a Program Filled with...

When you’re heading a program that’s not had a losing season for 51 years, won nine state championships an...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Bridgeport Track from 2006 ...

This is a photo of several members of Bridgeport High School's 2006 track team. See anyone you know? If not sure,...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: NBC Commercial Leads to a Co...

There’s often a moment in someone’s life that changes it. Usually, it’s not a commercial. &nbs...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
It's Happening: Standing Behind the Indi...

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

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: No Matter Your Dietary Re...

Scrumptious meals are a holiday tradition, but if you are tired of making dozens and dozens of Aunt Fran’s sugar...

Posted by Sharon Saye
City Faces in Different Places

This week's City Face and longtime Bridgeport resident Kathie Smallridge made the suggestion many years ago that Bidgeport...

Posted by Julie Perine