Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito are pushing to make New River Gorge into a national park and preserve. The senators cite a study that shows elevating an area to national park status can increase visitors by over twenty-percent. A hearing will be held at Tamarack today, and comments from the field hearing will … Read more
The state House of Delegates passed a bill that would create a sovereign investment fund for West Virginia. The bill would establish a “Mountaineer Impact Fund,” so the state could serve as an official partner in investment deals. The money would come from private investors, with little or no public money involved.
President Trump approved Governor Justice’s request to increase federal funding to help victims of the 2016 flood. The funds will allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse West Virginia 90% of eligible costs of emergency expenses, debris removal and infrastructure repair.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for the family of a kayaker who drowned in the Middle Fork River two weeks ago. The money will go to Jamie Gray’s husband, Wally. So far, more than half of the twenty-thousand-dollar goal has been met.
The Marshall University aviation school is preparing for takeoff. The school purchased three airplanes for more than one-million dollars. The name of the new school was also announced, it will be the Marshall University Bill Noe Flight School, in honor of Marshall Alumnus and board member Bill Noe. The aviation school will be located at … Read more
Members of the 111th Engineering Brigade of the West Virginia National Guard are on duty in McDowell County. Nearly two dozen guardsmen are working to remove debris from recent flooding along Elkhorn Creek and the Tug Fork River. They hope to have their work wrapped this weekend.
Neighbors and church leaders in Glasgow have reached a compromise after some residents lodged noise complaints. The Glasgow Church of the Nazarene was broadcasting its music and sermons on speakers outside the church in an attempt to boost attendance. The church has agreed to only broadcast the service for fifteen-minutes starting at 10:45 every Sunday … Read more
Multiple fire departments battled a full-involved trailer fire on Dalewood Drive in Cross Lanes. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The owner of a crumbling building in the East End has been given until Monday to salvage the building. Parts of Washington Street East and Elizabeth Street will remain closed because of safety concerns. The city says the brick veneer and parapet walls must be removed by six p.m. Monday, or they will be forced … Read more
Charleston’s St. Agnes School will close at the end of the school year. The private school’s accompanying child-care facility will also close. The parish cites a three-hundred-thousand-dollars shortfall and declining enrollment as reasons for the closure. Only forty-students are enrolled this school year.