Ron Scott Jr. Archives

Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott’s State of the City Address

February 25, 2020

Editor's note: Mayor Glenn Elliott presented the State of the City Address today, Feb. 25, 2020, at Wheeling Island Hotel-Racetrack-Casino Showroom before an audience of hundreds. Here are the prepared remarks ...

‘Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color’ Set for Friday

Phyllis Sigal

February 4, 2020

It was his love of filmmaking that prompted Ron Scott Jr. to get the “Ohio Valley Festival of Filmmakers of Color” rolling. And, in the third such partnership between YWCA Wheeling and Wheeling Heritage, the...

Success: What Does It Mean to You?

Ron Scott Jr.

January 25, 2020

What does “success” mean to you? Success looks different to everyone, and what it looks like to me has changed a lot over the years. Looking back at my past in Wheeling, I had a wonderful childhood. There...

Hip Hop: It’s a Culture — Not Just a Music Genre

Adelaide Estep

February 1, 2019

Our world is sometimes full of judgment and assumptions. We often forget to look deeper and open our minds to the lives and cultures of others. “I feel like we live in a snapshot kind of time in society wher...

Learning to Do Better — Lessons on Race Relations From Ron Scott Jr.

Ellen Brafford McCroskey

January 21, 2019

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou “Every black person knows one another and they hold monthly meetings to discuss other races.” If you even remot...

Art, Drugs and Kids: Getting To Know the OV Hip-Hop Scene

Glynis Board

April 3, 2016

Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story and more great hip hop here: Listen This story is featured on an upcoming episode of Inside Appalachia fo...

Q&A: Ohio Valley Hosts Inaugural Hip Hop Awards

Glynis Board

February 16, 2016

Photos by Glynis Board Story courtesy of Weelunk partner West Virginia Public Broadcasting Accompanying story here: Listen The Ohio Valley Hip Hop Awards branched out of an organization called the Ohio...

Blue Church Celebrates Hip Hop

Ron Scott Jr.

October 9, 2015

Blue Church seeks to fill niche in community This Saturday the Blue Church in East Wheeling will be home to a Homegrown Hip-Hop show that will feature several young artists from the Wheeling community. The c...

‘Show Of Hands’ Finalists Reveal Plans If Victorious

Steve Novotney

May 12, 2015

The second season of ReInvent Wheeling’s “Show of Hands” competition will debut this Wednesday evening at the Capitol Ballroom. The event will get under way at 6 p.m., and the four presentations are schedule...

Ron Scott, Jr: Desperation Equals Opportunity

Steve Novotney

November 8, 2014

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By Steve Novotney Weelunk.com He aspires to be a bridge. He engages and he connects, and then he guides. But Ron Scott Jr. has no idea why he does what he does, and he is not very successful answering...

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