FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Thousands of Appalachian Power customers are without electricity across portions of Fayette, Nicholas and Kanawha counties Sunday morning.
According to Appalachian Power, 324 customers were without power in Fayette County, while 2,085 customers were without service in Nicholas County.
Another 1,120 customers were without power in an area along the Fayette-Kanawha county line between Crown Hill and Montgomery.
The largest concentration of outages in the Fayette

LANSING, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Thousands of visitors will gather at the New River Gorge Bridge next month as Bridge Day returns for its 47th annual event on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026.
Organized by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce with support from local organizations, Bridge Day is West Virginia’s largest one-day festival and features BASE jumping, rappelling, highlining, vendors, a 5K race, whitewater rafting and other activities.
The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is the only

MOUNT HOPE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Mount Hope Jubilee is set to return this weekend with two days of activities celebrating the community and Mustang pride.
Festivities begin Friday, Sept. 18, with an alumni gathering at 5 p.m. Karen James Buckland will perform gospel music beginning at 6 p.m.
A street dance will follow from 7 to 9 p.m., featuring music by DJ Bobby D & Donna. The evening will conclude with fireworks at 9 p.m. presented by the Mount Hope Fire Department.
Activities will

FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has approved a $13 million agreement allowing West Virginia American Water to acquire the water and wastewater assets of three Fayette County public service districts.
The order, issued Sept. 16, involves Armstrong Public Service District, Kanawha Falls Public Service District and Page-Kincaid Public Service District. The case stems from a joint application filed by West Virginia American Water and the Fayette County