📰 Ken Heath News
Ken Heath News Today
Fast, Ad-Free News Updates
Stay updated with breaking news from Ken Heath. Real-time updates on events, politics, business and more.
May 3, 2024
The designation could mean visitors and dollars to the community as well as finally getting historic credit for the citrus-flavored, carbonated drink that is today a $9 billion global brand.
May 3, 2024
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new information from Marion police. MARION, Va. (WJHL) – Authorities are on the scene of a shooting in Marion, Virginia Friday. According to town spokesperson Ken Heath, the shooting occurred at the Marion Farmers Market on Town Street at 3:13 p.m. Police were called after a […]
May 3, 2024
MARION, Va. (WJHL) – A driver has been charged after crashing into a building in Marion that bears the town’s plaque tying it to Mountain Dew. According to town spokesperson Ken Heath and Marion Fire-EMS, the crash occurred shortly before 6:30 a.m. Friday at 517 N Main Street. The building houses a chiropractic center, and […]
May 1, 2024
MARION — The town and the commonwealth want to make their claim of being the home of Mountain Dew official.
May 1, 2024
MARION — The town and the commonwealth want to make their claim of being the home of Mountain Dew official.
April 30, 2024
The town of Marion has long claimed to be the birthplace of the popular soft drink. Now it wants to make that claim official.
April 23, 2024
The town of Marion, Virginia is celebrating what we now know as Mountain Dew, 63 years after a resident invented it there.
April 19, 2024
MARION, Va. (WJHL) — The Town of Marion wants to secure a historic marker recognizing the town’s connection to Mountain Dew, but it needs the public’s help. The town is looking to apply for a Virginia Historic Marker acknowledging Bill Jones who, according to town leaders, acquired the recipe, reformulated it, and sold it to […]
March 25, 2024
MARION, Va. (WJHL) – Typically, the 4th of July is all about freedom and fireworks, but this summer, Marion, Virginia is adding the word ‘feast’ to the mix. The 2024 ‘Red, White and You’ festival will now feature the Blue Crab Feast. The fun is happening on the 4th of July at 5 p.m. and […]
February 22, 2024
Marion, Virginia, also dubbed as "America's Coolest Hometown," has been part of the Main Street community since 1995."Marion has been accredited as a national a