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Queen Ready to Reign Over 2025 Back Home Festival
As the 2025 Back Home Festival queen, Breanna Herrick’s job will be to greet and welcome people to the music festival held annually on Main Street in New Martinsville. But for now she wants to encourage people to attend the event, slated June 27-29, that she has enjoyed since its inception. “While the music is the highlight there are lots of other things to do. Stroll down Main Street and do some shopping. You can find everything from earrings to a tie-dyed T-shirt. Grab a bite to eat at one of the vendors or one of our local restaurants,” she said. “I love the wood-fired ...