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Roundup: Bridgeport & Wahama extend winning streaks

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Take a look at some of the significant results around West Virginia in Week 9 of the high school football season.
Class AAAA
University 49, Preston 13 — The Hawks (7-2) tuned up for next week’s MoHawk Bowl with a win in Kingwood. Harrison Helbig passed for 320 yards and four touchdowns. Marcos Kniska rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns.
Spring Valley 29, Woodrow Wilson 28 — In a back-and-forth contest, the Timberwolves relinquished a 21-7 lead before rallying past the


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Princeton stays perfect, hands Patriots first loss, 42-30

Princeton topped Independence 42-30 in a showdown of teams that entered unbeaten. Photo by Greg CareyPrinceton topped Independence 42-30 in a showdown of teams that entered unbeaten. Photo by Greg CareyPrinceton topped Independence 42-30 in a showdown of teams that entered unbeaten. Photo by Greg CareyPrinceton topped Independence 42-30 in a showdown of teams that entered unbeaten. Photo by Greg CareyPrinceton topped Independence 42-30 in a showdown of teams that entered unbeaten. Photo by Greg

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PSC approves Verizon purchase of Frontier, requires $60 million investment

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission says Verizon can purchase Frontier Communications in West Virginia but it has to agree to improve service for traditional phone  customers.
Charlotte Lane
The 14-page PSC order, signed Friday, includes a required $60 million investment into an escrow fund for customers who still get service through copper wires.
The order said Verizon must agree to provide “plain old reliable phone service” where fiber is not currently available.
“These



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Frankfort collects 23rd consecutive win, defeating Herbert Hoover 37-25

Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover, 37-25 (Photo by Will Wotring/Malone Sports Media)Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover, 37-25 (Photo by Will Wotring/Malone Sports Media)Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover, 37-25 (Photo by Will Wotring/Malone Sports Media)Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover, 37-25 (Photo by Will Wotring/Malone Sports Media)Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover, 37-25 (Photo by Will Wotring/Malone Sports Media)Frankfort defeated Herbert Hoover, 37-25 (Photo by Will Wotring/Malone Sports

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Martinsburg dominant in title game rematch, 42-0 over Spring Mills

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg scored in each quarter and controlled play in all three phases of the game in a 42-0 win over Spring Mills. The contest was a rematch of the first Class AAAA state championship game, won by the Bulldogs, 17-10.
MHS (7-2) had five different players score touchdowns as the Bulldogs collected their seventh consecutive victory.
“Our guys played really well on both sides of the ball. I was pleased with the team performance,” said Martinsburg head coach Dave Walker.



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Accuracy, experience have TCU’s Hoover shining again

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While West Virginia has been faced with uncertainty and inexperience at quarterback that in part explains unproductive play at the sport’s most important position, the Mountaineers have been up against several teams on the other side of the spectrum.
Ohio’s Parker Navarro, Kansas’ Jalon Daniels and Utah’s Devon Dampier, a trio of dual-threat veterans, are among the more notable experienced signal-callers to face WVU this season.
A strong case can be made the Mountaineers’

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Drug collection set for Saturday across W.Va. and the nation

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Across the nation thousands of posts will established to accept unused bottles of pills or outdated medication which has been sitting in a medicine cabinet for whatever reason. Most homes have a few bottles of prescription pills, including some powerful painkillers or other narcotics, which have persisted because people were unsure how to properly get rid of them. A lot of times the pills will be leftover from a loved one who has died and their remaining medicine is still

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Judge wants to know more about governor’s power to deploy Guard to D.C.

Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay wants to know more about the governor’s powers to send the West Virginia National Guard to Washington, D.C.
Lindsay heard about an hour of courtroom argument today in a challenge to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s deployment of 300 to 400 Guard members after President Trump declared a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital.
The judge then continued the hearing until 10 a.m. Nov. 3 because he wants the lawyers to more fully develop the question of how the law

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Hanshaw sounds off on Black Diamond Power case

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw says it’s time for Black Diamond Power to get out of the utility business.
House Speaker Roger Hanshaw
Hanshaw has penned a letter to the state Public Service Commission——joining fellow residents of Clay County expressing concern about Black Diamond’s service. Hanshaw is also calling on the PSC to reject Black Diamond’s rate hike request.
“Its request for the consolidated power purchase surcharge proposed in this case should be denied,


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