WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) delivered a speech on the Senate floor celebrating the career and legacy of West Virginia University’s (WVU) outgoing president Dr. Gordon Gee. Dr. Gee, who retired last week, dedicated nearly two decades of his ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has launched a public awareness campaign aimed at helping drivers avoid striking low-clearance bridges, from Tuesday, July 22 through Saturday, July 26. The campaign, titled, “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right,” urges drivers to make sure their vehicle is not too tall, to pass safely beneath overpasses on state and local roadways. Collisions with low-clearance structures — commonly known as bridge hits — can damage vehicles and infrastructure, cause major traffic delays and pose risks to the public and ...
CHARLESTON — Attorney General John B. McCuskey has joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a brief opposing lawsuits that would impose massive liability on energy companies based on allegations of climate change. Three local governments in Maryland seek to use their courts to regulate the production, sale, and use of oil and gas anywhere in the world. Filed in the Supreme Court of Maryland, the Alabama-led brief urges dismissal of the three cases, which pose a direct threat to West Virginia’s sovereignty and economic wellbeing. “We finally have common sense driving energy ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order and as space allows. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’ IN THE PARK: The weekly Wednesday traditional music jam sessions sponsored by Augusta Heritage Center (formerly taking place at Armadillo Flats on Davis Avenue) will now be held outdoors in the Elkins City Park. The acoustic music jam sessions will be held in the Small Pavilion (next to the rest rooms and the parking area) every ...
RANDOLPH COUNTY — County Route 32/3 (Bonner Mountain Road) and CR 32/2 (Red Creek Road) in Dry Fork will be closed from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., today through Thursday, for paving. Work will begin at the Randolph/Tucker county line, and then end at the intersection of County Route 32/3 (Bonner Mountain Road) and State Route 32 (Appalachian Highway). Emergency vehicles, school buses and United States Postal vehicles will be accommodated. All other motorists are to expect delays and/or seek alternate routes.
