Deputy on leave
A sheriff’s deputy in Greenup County is on leave after a driving under the influence charge. Deputy Brian Knipp is facing multiple counts after his arrest over the weekend along U.S. 23 in Boyd...
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WV tax revenue
West Virginia’s tax revenue is showing signs of improvement. Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss said yesterday August collections were below projections but were very much better than the month before. The rough June revenue is...
Event to Honor First Responders
First responders will be honored at a community dinner coming up in Sissonville. The dinner to honor police, firefighters and paramedics is coming up at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Sissonville from 3 p.m....
Tax Revenues Edge Down
West Virginia revenues in August have come in $16.3 million shy of what state officials expected. The Department of Revenue says that’s due to drops in the state’s three largest tax base revenue sources:...
Grief after floods
The body of Mykala Phillips was the last to be found after this summer’s thousand-year flood in West Virginia claimed the lives of 23 people. And the 14-year-old girl’s parents and brothers have only...
WV getting money to fight drugs
Communities across West Virginia are splitting one-million dollars to help fight drugs. The money is coming through the Office of National Drug Control Policy and supports community-specific strategies to address local substance use problems....
WV jobs
Nearly 49-thousand West Virginians work a job that is related to science, technology, engineering or math. The STEM survey numbers seem to contradict the belief that West Virginia’s job market is weak when it...
Mine inspectors needed
Qualified mine inspectors are needed. The state is looking to replenish its pool of qualified candidates. Many of the current inspectors are retiring and the state is hoping to find miners with at least...
Rise Helped with jobs
West Virginia Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette believes several business and hundreds of jobs were saved by Rise West Virginia in the aftermath of the June flood. Burdette says the program to provide grants up...
Today is the deadline
Today is the deadline to file for an emergency loan from the Small Business Administration. The SBA process started soon after the June 23rd flood and has already approved over 46-million-dollars in low-interest loans....
