First Responders Highlight Marmet Parade
The Labor Day parade in Marmet was a big hit. Volunteer firefighters got lots of attention, with thirteen fire departments involved. The goal was to raise awareness about what first responders do, and the...
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IBEX shutting down
More than 100 workers are losing their jobs in Elkins. The IBEX Global office is shutting down by the end of next month and 125 employees are being laid off. Notices were sent out...
Justice ahead in poll
The race for the Governor’s Office in West Virginia is heavily in favor of Jim Justice. A new “MetroNews” poll has The Greenbrier resort owner with a 46 to 32-percent lead over Republican candidate...
Johnson taking over early
Karen Hill Johnson will be taking over on the bench in the First Family Court Circuit a few months early. Johnson won the elected position in May and was scheduled to begin her term...
New parking garaga at hospital
Work is scheduled to begin in a couple of weeks on the new parking garage at Cabell Huntington Hospital. The ten million dollar project will take about a year to complete. Once finished, an...
Tax offices shutting down
Four state tax offices will be shutting down before the end of the month. As a cost saving measure, the regional office in Huntington, and satellite locations in Morgantown, Princeton and Logan will close...
Toll Collector
Harry Roberts has worked as a toll collector for the West Virginia Parkways Authority for 35 years. He’s spent most of his career stationed at Barrier C, which marks the north entrance to the...
Fraternity sleeps on sidewalk to raise money
A couple weeks after moving back to school, members of the Marshall University’s Alpha Tau Omega fraternity slept on the sidewalk in the Memorial Student Center Plaza. At least seven fraternity members slept in...
Civil Penalty
The Preston County Public Service District has agreed to a $73,200 civil penalty for pollution discharge violations at its treatment plants. The Dominion Post reports the state Department of Environmental Protection released a consent...
Man hits Sheriff cruiser
Authorities in Greenbrier County say a man allegedly struck a sheriff’s cruiser at a traffic stop. Sheriff Jan Cahill tells The Register-Herald that Jason Edward Williams is accused of hitting the passenger side of...
