CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pair of busy bridges built in 1972 in Mercer County will soon get a facelift.
The state Division of Highways has awarded a $10.6 million contract to Brayman Construction Corporation that will rehab the Oakvale bridges on U.S. Route 460.
The bridges carry more than 10-thousand vehicles a day.
The project involves rehabilitating both the eastbound and westbound structure and consists of replacing the concrete bridge decks and other work.
The bid was one of several awarded

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — In its 20th year, Christmas Cash for Kids organizers set a lofty goal of $75,000 to make Christmas brighter for children in the Eastern Panhandle.
On Wednesday’s Christmas Eve edition of Panhandle Live, we got an update on whether that goal was met.
“We went $14,000 over,” board member Mary Beth Blair announced.  “We raised $89,000 as of this morning.”
She stressed that 100 percent of the money goes toward providing families with the means to buy gifts for families during

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Another West Virginian can go home $50,000 richer this week.
While the Powerball jackpot was not hit during Monday’s drawing, a $50,000 ticket was sold at Convenience Plus on 1st Street in Huntington. The ticket matched four numbers and the Power Ball.
The winning ticket in Huntington marks the third $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in the Mountain State over the last two weeks. One ticket was purchased at the Martinsburg Walmart, and another was purchased at the Welch Bantam