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Don Knott’s Statue

Don Knott’s Statue

Barney Fife will live on forever in Morgantown. A new statue honoring the late comedic actor Don Knotts was unveiled this weekend. The organizers of the Don Knott’s Celebration Weekend hope to make this...

Bidding at Naval Base

Bidding at Naval Base

The bidding for the former Naval Information Operations Command base at Sugar Grove stands at more than ten-million dollars. The online auction could end soon if no additional bids are received. The 123-acre facility...

Lawsuit

Lawsuit

The lawsuit against Frontier Communications allegedly shows 365 cases where the Internet provider loaded extra “loading” fees to contracts. The lawsuit claims Frontier overcharged more than four-million dollars of a 126-million-dollar contract on the...

State seeking help from FEMA

State seeking help from FEMA

The state is seeking a little more help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Typically, FEMA will cover 75-percent of the cost for infrastructure repair, and the state is left to cover the remain...

Saints report to Greenbrier

Saints report to Greenbrier

The NFL’s New Orleans Saints will come marching in to the Greenbrier Resort this week. A little more than a month after the devastating floods in Greenbrier County, the NFL training camp is expected...

Justice staying home

Justice staying home

The Democratic choice for governor of West Virginia is staying home and not going to his party’s national convention. Greenbrier Resort Owner Jim Justice says he is focused on creating jobs here in the...

Manchin and Tomblin at convention

Manchin and Tomblin at convention

Senator Joe Manchin and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin are among the 37 West Virginia delegates in Philadelphia. The Democratic National Convention began yesterday. The chairperson for the West Virginia delegation wants to see how...

State of Emergency continues

State of Emergency continues

A state of emergency in a dozen West Virginia counties ravaged by flooding will continue for another month. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Thursday that the state of emergency would extend to August 22....

Donation drawing scutiny

Donation drawing scutiny

A West Virginia media company executive is drawing scrutiny from Democrats after contributing $250,000 to the Republican Governors Association. Bray Cary, president and CEO of West Virginia Media Holdings, made the donation in April....

3 schools not opening due to floods

3 schools not opening due to floods

Three Nicholas County schools will not reopen this upcoming school year because of flood damage. Media outlets report that the Nicholas County Board of Education announced Thursday evening at a special meeting that Richwood...