WARDENSVILLE – A new contract for Corridor H has been awarded to extend the highway from Wardensville to the Virginia state line. This is the first contract to be awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways for the Wardensville section.
Triton Construction Inc. was awarded the $85,425,000 contract to fabricate the approximately 3.74 mile section from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Triton contract includes grading and
ELKINS — State Senator Robbie Morris, R-11th District, has attended a pair of public events to voice his opinion about a proposed transmission line by the Valley Link company that would run through 15 West Virginia counties.
The proposed Valley North Project would stretch across 260 miles in the Mountain State, and would run through parts of Randolph, Tucker, Barbour and Upshur counties.
Morris, who opposes the project, attended community meetings in Barbour and Tucker counties to
CHARLESTON – Chelsea Ruby has been synonymous with West Virginia tourism for nearly a decade, but having just planned the state’s America 250 celebration, she will be leaving her cabinet position at the end of the month.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday afternoon that Ruby will retire as cabinet secretary of the state Department of Tourism effective Aug. 1. Ruby will work the next three weeks to help with the transition to a new secretary.
“I want to thank Chelsea Ruby for her years of
CHARLESTON – Internet service providers are on track to close out major broadband projects in West Virginia through the Biden-era American Rescue Plan Act just in time to begin work on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.
Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates on federally funded broadband expansions projects Thursday during its regular virtual meeting.
Kelly Workman, director of the state Office of Broadband, told council members Thursday
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey continues to express the belief that spending in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is not sustainable in the long run, but West Virginia lawmakers and advocates remain confused as to why programs are being curtailed now when funding exists.
In May, Morrisey announced that the state’s TANF program, also called WV WORKS, was projected to have a structural deficit exceeding $40 million. Morrisey said TANF funds are shrinking, with the program
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Department of Education is launching an initiative to support middle school education in West Virginia.
The initiative is called “West Virginia Middle Schools: Bridging the Future” and focuses on students in grades 6-through-8. Two state education officials, Dr. Amon Gilliam and Dr. Kelly Massinople, addressed the West Virginia Board of Education at its July meeting to detail the initiative.
Dr. Amon Gilliam
Gilliam, an assistant superintendent in the education
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BELINGTON, W.Va. — Residents living in the potential path of another 765 KV transmission line were blindsided in recent weeks with correspondence to announce plans for the project. Know as the Valley North Project, it could potentially impact a lot of homes and pass through large tracks of private land which have been in families for generations.
The 260-mile line would impact as many as 15 West Virginia counties.
“We have a starting point in Putnam County, West Virginia and an ending point in
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Lindsey Graham, the longtime United States senator from South Carolina, has died. He was 71.
News of his passing broke early Sunday morning. Sadly, for many, it seemed to serve as a “call to the post” for an onslaught of vitriol — a torrent of venom directed at a man who had spent decades in public service.
Why?
Was Graham perfect? Of course not. He was human. Was he ever wrong? Certainly. Again, he was human.
There’s no requirement that anyone agree with Graham’s policies. Agreement has never
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