Ok.... When I think winter interest, I think seedpods and song birds.
There are a number of rudbeckia that meet the criterion.
And... An unlikely plant that most people wouldn't consider.... The native elephant foot...

Here it is covered in snow... Later that same day, it was surrounded by songbirds!

Elephant flower....
At my house, hardy cyclamen is covered with leaves in the winter, and goes dormant in summer. So... Someone who didn't want an empty spot... Might not be happy about that.
How many hours of sunlight does this spot receive?
WV tends to be mostly wet enough, but... You might have one of those rocky outcrops.... So.. More information we should have...
I think you should just let the naturarlized chicory grow.... Love that stuff, and it gets killed by the voles when i try to grow it here....