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Down on the corner

Faces of
Ceredo-Kenova

photo story by Mike Andrick
reporter

EditorÕs note: This is the third installment in a four-part series of photo stories on HuntingtonÕs surrounding areas. The first stories ran Oct. 9 and 16.

One more story will run next Tuesday. Minnesota has Minneapolis-St. Paul, and the Huntington-area has its own twin cities -- Ceredo-Kenova.

The two communities four miles east of Huntington on U.S. Route 60, often referred to as "C-K," may be more like twin towns than twin cities. The area covers seven square-miles and has a combined population of more than 9,000 people. Although often identified together, Ceredo and Kenova are two different towns.

Ceredo, which is closest to Huntington, was founded in 1857. The town was named after the Greek goddess of grain and harvest, Ceres. Now more than 2,300 people reside there.

Once you cross the train tracks on Rt. 60 in Ceredo, you enter Kenova, with a population of 6,900. The town whose name is word splices of Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, was founded in 1894 as a retirement community.

Now, the towns lining Rt. 60 are made up of shops, restaurants and athletic fields, but most of all, homes of its residents.

"I've lived here all my life," Willie Robertson, Kenova resident since 1932, said. "It's a nice little town to live in."

Ceredo-Kenova is home to many people who have lived there a long time, but new people are always making their home there.

"It's nice and quiet," Reggie Nestor of Kenova said. "Nobody bothers you. It's just a great place."

Candy Copley is raising her three children in Ceredo. She said she likes the community because of the low crime rate and because it's peaceful.

Reggie Nestor, born and raised in Kenova, carves a pumpkin in preparation for Halloween. Nestor said he enjoys the quietness of the community.

Tyler Adkins, 5, sits on a swing, while sister Kaley, 5, pushes him and Terri, 10, swings from a branch.

Willie Robertson and Scooter relax on the front porch. Robertson has been a resident of Kenova since 1932.

Sherrie Stone waits at a bus stop in Kenova's Town Center.