GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. –The Calhoun County Commission met for the first time on Wednesday to address the recent arrest of a commission member and to formally begin the process of removing them from office.
Jacob McCumbers, 39, a first-grade science teacher at Arnoldsburg Elementary, was recently charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person of trust. McCumbers was appointed to the commission last year.
These charges come after the West Virginia State Police spoke

Lawyers for families suing over religious exemptions to school vaccination requirements are now asking for class action status.
This comes as Judge Michael Froble of Raleigh County has already granted a preliminary injunction specifically applying to two local families and while a permanent injunction is still being considered. The judge heard two days of testimony last week and has called for a resumption in October.
The case, including the extensive amount of material already covered in the

WHEELING, W.Va. — The Wheeling Fire Department is finally moving into a new, state-of-the-art facility.
The city cut the ribbon for its new headquarter building Wednesday.
The new building, which is located at 1700 Wood Street, is a $9 million, 24,86-square-foot structure. It replaces the old headquarter building in Center Wheeling that was demolished last year. It had been where the department worked out of since 1978.
In the time between the former building demolition and Wednesday, the

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On Tuesday, it was announced that Marshall University President and his wife Alys would be gifting the university $50 million — the largest financial contribution in the institution’s history.
The contribution will help further fund the Marshall For All program. Marshall For All was launched in 2023 with a goal of giving everyone interested in college a chance to obtain a four-year degree without debt.
Marshall University President Brad Smith
“We look for qualifying families

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing in person Thursday in Mingo County to listen and offer more information about two proposed power plants for the county.
The two plants being proposed would be powered by natural gas. One would be located in the Wharncliff area and the other in the Holden area near the Logan County border. The public meeting is to be held at the Harless Center in Gilbert starting at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
DEP

DAVIS, W.Va. — A coalition of environmental organizations is challenging the permit issued by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for the development of a data center in Tucker County and the power plant nearby to produce the electricity to energize the facility. The permit was approved for Virginia based Fundamental Data’s Ridgeline Development to operate the gas fired power plant near the community of Davis.
The proposal drew opposition from a number of local residents as

APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — Nucor has already hired 350 workers at its sprawling steel plant under construction in the Mason County community of Apple Grove.
Johnny Jacobs
Nucor West Virginia Vice President and General Manager Johnny Jacobs said Wednesday on MetroNews “Talkline” the hiring is set to take another turn in a few months.
“We’re hiring,” Jacobs said. “We have 350 teammates to date. We will in the coming months be doing our first entry level pool which will give many people an opportunity,

BELLE, W.Va. — Mayor David Fletcher says he’s sent a termination letter to Police Chief Robert Glenn.
David Fletcher, Mayor of Belle, WV
“I actually sent him a termination letter this past month,” Fletcher said at Tuesday night’s Belle Town Council meeting.
Fletcher said Glenn has asked for a civil service hearing.
“The hearing will be held on September 29th at 10 o’clock,” Fletcher said.
Glenn has been been on administrative leave for several months as part of an ongoing criminal investigation,