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Chris Lawrence

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Chris Lawrence, host of the West Virginia Morning News and West Virginia Outdoors radio shows on the MetroNews Radio Network and 580 WCHS Radio

Charleston, WV
Joined July 2009
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
You gotta love West Virginia. Only parents allowed in the stadium.....hang a tree stand outside the fence for best seats in the house.
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4 years
Perfect.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
My 88 year old Father-in-Law saw the ocean for the first time in his life today.
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Chris Lawrence
4 months
The last 23 elk from the Land Between the Lakes NRC in Kentucky arrived at the Tomblin WMA IN Logan County today to become permanent West Virginia wildlife.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
My buddy Steve Shaluta is a talented photographer who has snapped more fall foliage pics than anybody can count in WV. I couldn't resist "stealing" and sharing this one with you today---it's not current, but it's a beauty of Seneca Rocks. #AlmostHeaven #PlaceIBelong
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4 years
A West Virginia elk on this Labor Day Monday...photo from Mark Bias.
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6 years
@KC_Royalls My brother once RECORDED the local DJ reading school closings o. Radio....played it back on another day when things were “iffy”. It worked...except my mom was a teacher and principal called to see why she missed work. Did not end well for us.
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Well, pretty clear folks were ready for a resurrection of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta #YaGottaRegatta
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Luke King of Burnsville released his record fish back into the Little Kanawha River after it was certified as the new record for weight and length
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
This is what at #StateChampionship is all about. Webster County Highlanders celebrate with parades all over the county their first ever State Championship. Pics by Lutrisha Kincaid.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
I grabbed this cool video while riding along with the WV DNR for a story about trout stocking from the railroad between Durbin and Cass. This is the boneyard for the Cass Scenic Railroad. Boy, if these relics could talk--they could tell some stories.
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
The Kanawha County Public Library in Charleston will reopen in May after a multi-Million dollar renovation to its main branch. Part of the new area will be a place where you can "check out" tools. This is an ultra great idea...I just hope people return them and appreciate it.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
You may like your job...but not near as much as this dude in the Pride of WV drumline. This is awesome.
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3 years
The @WestVirginiaU Mountaineer Marching Band's pregame show is always special on @WVUfootball game days. Check out this perspective from Saturday on the field with the WVU Drumline. 🥁🎥 ▪ Support the Pride: #WVU | #HailWV
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
I visited here today….it was harder to get through than I expected. Hit me even harder than the NYC memorial when I visited there. Common folks….who did uncommon things….on the spur of the moment.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Had to share this picture captured at Prickett's Fort State Park this week by good friend of the show Joey Herron. Awesome shot of an osprey who caught a keeper from the Monongahela River.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
What a day!!!! Closing out with @BradPaisley on stage at the new Huskies Stadium #HooverStrong
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Chris Lawrence
5 months
There's been a lot of talk about the pending demolition of the old Hooters in Charleston. My buddy Rodney Loftis has the contract for the job and exercised his option in that position to salvage and create what is without question the greatest man cave decoration in history.
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Never could have dreamed a farm boy from Lee Co, Va. would someday be on a stage at Gotham Hall at a Gala event in New York City accepting an award...but there I was. What a moment. #MurrowAwards @RTDNA
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
I just spent 8 hours on a tractor back on the farm. I cannot tell you the level of inner peace and relaxation that creates. Plus I retook parts of the place from the multi-floral roses. I think Daddy is looking down with an “Atta boy”. At least I like to think so.
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Congrats to my good friend @TonyCaridi on tonight’s induction into the WV Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
Didn’t expect this to be my first ever fish from the Guyandotte River. One of the biggest walleyes I’ve ever caught!
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
I tweet this pic each #MemorialDay on behalf of my late friend and broadcast partner Cadillac Jim Stallings. His dad, Capt. James D. Stallings was killed in Vietnam. If Jim was here, he'd do it...but since he's not, I'll try to make sure it's done each year. #NeverForget
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Chris Lawrence
10 months
. @NealBrown_WVU on hand for @CABELLFOOTBALL vs @RedskinsFTBL photo Matt Murphy
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
A suggestion for everybody who has a kid home from school..why not use the time and teach them to change a tire, or the oil. Perhaps explain how a light switch is wired or sharpen a lawn mower blade. It's stuff that I promise will be useful down the road...
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
When a @kiss tribute band plays your high school reunion!!!! 🤟
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Chris Lawrence
6 years
I need to give a BIG thank-you this morning to a couple of old boys from the @WVDOT Right about 4am, on I-64 in Cross Lanes--amid a mix of snow and rain I had a flat tire--and the lug wrench broke. They stopped and helped me out..otherwise I'd still be there. Thanks Guys.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
It dawned on me this week that this month marked 27 years I've been hosting West Virginia Outdoors on Saturday morning. Hopefully I've improved a little since that first one on April 1, 1994...and many thanks to those stations who carry the show and all of those who listen.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
Each year on #MemorialDay I post this picture to pay tribute Captain Stallings. His son, my late friend "Cadillac" Jim Stallings used to post it in honor of his dad. But now that he's gone, I've made it my mission to see to it he's remembered each year for his sacrifice. 🇺🇸
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Two of my most prized possessions. Books of @GenChuckYeager personally inscribed by the General.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
Not often you see white capped mountains in West Virginia in May….yet here we are… #AlmostHeaven
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
When your job is to use words.....and there are no words....
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
Well…that was fun!!!
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Chris Lawrence
7 months
Keep your west coast sunsets…..a West Virginia sunset suits me just fine.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
When people wonder why I sit in a deer stand for hours and hours, I try to explain.....there’s more to see if you just look around.
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Chris Lawrence
3 months
Well, THAT was fun... #SouthBranch #Trough
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Chris Lawrence
6 years
I've always wondered why anybody would break into a coal mine to pull copper cable, when the company is willing to pay you $30+/hour with benefits to do it with safeguards in place....but maybe I am overthinking things.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Police from across WV and beyond leave Charleston escorting Patrol Officer Cassie Johnson of the @CharlestonPDWV to her final resting place.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
This......
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
One proud Daddy! #Graduation2019 👩‍🎓
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
Sunrise on the Tug Fork River in Williamson, WV. 📸 John Burchett
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
This is the bridge @GenChuckYeager flew a jet under…you see how much clearance he had at 300 mph. He told me the story personally. A different breed of courage.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Nothing quite like an Appalachian mountain sunrise in the fall 🌄
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
I have been dreading this post. Today I say good-by to my ride-or-die radio partner @ShaunaJWV . We are truly like brother and sister--occasionally on each other's nerves, but always have the other's back. Words can't describe how much I'll miss you.
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
Wore the only maroon colored shirt I own today to let folks in Roane County know I’m thinking about you guys. Rough week, hang in there. #One #RoaneStrong #RoaneRaiderTuesday
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
High school football this season is becoming a little like the old mine reports on the radio. “Blacksville #2 will work the evening shift. The Arkwright Mine will work the evening shift. Humphrey will not work the evening shift.”
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Chris Lawrence
10 months
I was told by several I needed to check out The Pizza Place in Parkersburg. So I did Saturday. They did not disappoint!!!!!!
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Chris Lawrence
6 months
I'm not a fan of the Chiefs or the 49rs...but I'll be pulling for San Francisco--because my hunting buddy @CMcKivitz is starting at right tackle. We've shot ducks together..and where I'm from, that means something. Go Niners!!!!! #SuperBowl
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Chris Lawrence
8 years
Clay Co HS Coach Jason Nichols. "We WILL have a football season this fall for these kids." #wvflood #wvflooding
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Chris Lawrence
8 months
Surveillance from the Par Mar Store on Winfield Road this morning. Nobody hurt.
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
A rite of passage for @marshallu Marshall football players today in Huntington. Annual Cemetery Run where veterans pay tribute, rookies learn what it means when they say, "We Are...Marshall." Pic from Coach Greg Adkins.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
A conversation with a friend has reminded me that God has given me many blessings, one of the biggest was having no cell phones or YouTube when I was young and stupid.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
A coworker gave me this microwave in Nov. 1990 when I was first hired at WV Radio. She bought it in the 80s. It’s designed to be commercial…to heat gas station burritos and such. This week it finally stopped working after 40+ years. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore. #RIP
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
I took a detour on my ride home Wednesday, visiting @GenChuckYeager country.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
If my late longtime friend and co-worker Jim Stallings were alive today, he would be posting something about is dad, James Stallings who was killed in Vietnam. Since Jim is no longer here, I'll do it for him.
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Chris Lawrence
6 years
Sitting in a deer stand you observe some pretty cool things. #bobcat #deerhunting #nature
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Ran into a couple of daredevils today while on a backwoods adventure in #AlmostHeaven
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Chris Lawrence
3 months
This was another great day.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
It’s 11:30 on Saturday night and I’m canning. What happened to me?
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Chris Lawrence
2 months
Captain James D. Stallings KIA Vietnam. He's the father of my late colleague Cadillac Jim Stallings. Jim would post this picture every #MemorialDay to remember his dad. Since he's gone, I make sure and post it for him. Thanks for your service Captain Stallings. #NeverForget
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
Mighty proud to tell you the #WVMorningNews for a second time has been awarded a National Edward R. Murrow Award for best small market radio newscast. Best in America. Credit due to a strong news team at MetroNews and all of our great affiliate stations.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
I'm posting this because EVERYBODY should have a picture of a little girl reading to a young calf in their Twitter feed. It ought to be a law.
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Chris Lawrence
1 month
Well that was fun!!
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Welcoming back @CarrieHodousek as the new permanent co-host of the #WVMorningNews . You may remember she left us three years ago, but Country Roads brought her home and I couldn't be more happy to have her. Join us every morning to start your day up to date.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Talking about the removal of thousands of tires from the Tug Fork River.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
I don’t generally post this stuff….but was kinda proud of my venison loin in a balsamic and red wine reduction sauce.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
How about this awesome pic from listener Heather Vance in Pendleton County. #AlmostHeaven #PlaceIBelongWV
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Saddened to hear of the death of a Great American, Charlie Daniels. I was fortunate to get to meet him once. RIP Charlie.
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Chris Lawrence
1 month
I paid part of my way through college working for the Tennessee Baseball Team as an equipment manager in the late 80's. Those were some lean years. After living through that difficult period words cannot express how much joy last night brought me!!!
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History. A call befitting the national champs 🔊
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Merry Christmas from the West Virginia Morning News @ShaunaJWV
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Kanawha County School Board will be the first in West Virginia to buy electric bus from Green Power Motors.
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Pic submitted by Patrick Griffith of Morgantown for our @HoodooSports Trophy Photo contest. This thing SCREAMS magazine cover for family fishing adventures. #Fishing #TakeMeFishing
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Driving my late Daddy’s truck is wonderful and sad all at the same time. Miss him every day...
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Today is the 75th Anniversary of WV native Chuck Yeager's famous flight to break the sound barrier. What this report doesn't tell you is he did it with broken ribs from a horseback riding incident a day earlier--which he declined to tell superiors.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Gorgeous evening above Morgantown. On the air with postgame traffic on @WVMetroNews Listen in on your drive home 📻🎙🏈🌅
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
I have to give a tip of the cap to our @BradMcElhinny The man is a content monster and produced 9 stories on his own from the last night of the Legislature. That is a feat and I'm both awed and grateful. @WVMetroNews
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
.⁦ @AmericanLegion ⁩ Post 111 in Hamlin, WV was today officially renamed for Hamlin native ⁦⁦ @GenChuckYeager ⁩ Yeager was born a stones throw from the Post in Myra and was a member of Post 111 for 42 years until his death.
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
I don’t post too many pics of me with fish....since I usually don’t catch many....so this is a special tweet...and it was a great weekend.
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Chris Lawrence
8 years
Found this guy standing watch over Barbaro memorial @KyHorsePark
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
@Super70sSports I'll just leave this right here and tell you the discussion is over....
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Chris Lawrence
2 years
Today marks 5 years since I had a chew of tobacco. I chewed for close to 35 years and gave it up cold turkey. I still crave it at times. If you use tobacco and want to quit, keep trying. If you don't use tobacco, stop preaching at those who do and get off your high horse.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Somebody posted this picture of a rare bird spotted at a backyard feeder to the Facebook page of the Pocahontas Nature Club.
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
I'm certain there's a good story behind this picture.....I"m just not sure I want to know it for fear I'll have to testify......
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
In 2004, I was lucky to a couple of hours one-on-one with the @GenChuckYeager We recorded a conversation for WV Outdoors covering his upbringing in WV, is war service and test piloting, but mostly, we talked hunting and fishing. We will replay the show Saturday on WV Outdoors.
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Chris Lawrence
1 year
#AlmostHeaven West Virginia
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
This is why the Internet was invented.....
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Chris Lawrence
6 years
Statewide walkout
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
Accurate
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Chris Lawrence
5 years
Former President Jimmy Carter broke his hip while turkey hunting this week (which reporters called turkey "shooting"--insert eye roll here) Regardless of your political feelings on the man--I just hope we are ALL fortunate enough to be turkey hunting at age 94.
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Chris Lawrence
2 months
Got to meet and hang with @ameliaknisely and her awesome girls and dad today. Pepper learned how to cast really well!!!
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Meanwhile, in Tucker County, WV....keep moving--nothing to see here....
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3 years
Yesterday? Pushing 70. Today? "April showers." Life up high in #AlmostHeaven ...
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Some personal news...I hit a new milestone with my trusty steed on the way to work this morning.
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Chris Lawrence
6 months
I would have never believed it if I hadn't tasted them....but yeah--they DO actually taste like biscuits and gravy....and trust me folks...I'm a guy who would know. Thanks @TudorsBiscuits and Mister Bee!!!!
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
You can keep your California sunset, a WV sunset suits me just fine. #AlmostHeaven #PlaceIBelong
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3 years
Sunset in Tucker County ...
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Chris Lawrence
4 years
There are very few things more satisfying to hear than the “tink” of a jar sealing. It’s almost like it’s saying, “I’ll meet you back here in January when there is snow on the ground.” #CanningSeason
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Chris Lawrence
6 years
Stirring tribute to @HerdNation 75 . Today’s game the memorial for 1970 plane crash. #WeAreMarshall
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Had an awesome weekend covering baseball championships….forgot this snippet of @moorefieldhs getting the final out to claim a third straight title.
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Chris Lawrence
3 years
Allow me to introduce you to Gracie, the Blue Tick Bass Hound on the Tug Fork River which we referenced in our conversation on WV Outdoors this morning with John Burchett.
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