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Morris opposes transmission line plan

ELKINS — State Senator Robbie Morris, R-11th District, has attended a pair of public events to voice his opinion about a proposed transmission line by the Valley Link company that would run through 15 West Virginia counties.    The proposed Valley North Project would stretch across 260 miles in the Mountain State, and would run through parts of Randolph, Tucker, Barbour and Upshur counties.      Morris, who opposes the project, attended community meetings in Barbour and Tucker counties to discuss the project with residents.        "The project will bring in high tension, ...

DOH awards new Corridor H contract

WARDENSVILLE - A new contract for Corridor H has been awarded to extend the highway from Wardensville to the Virginia state line. This is the first contract to be awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways for the Wardensville section. Triton Construction Inc. was awarded the $85,425,000 contract to fabricate the approximately 3.74 mile section from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Triton contract includes grading and drainage work, two bridges to be built across Trout Run and paving for the first 1.5 miles of new ...

Local Child Advocacy Centers recognized

ELKINS – The local area just marked National Forensic Interviewers Week – a week-long recognition for the forensic interviewers at Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) for the work they’re doing with children daily when there is a disclosure or suspicion of abuse. A CAC provides a safe, child-friendly facility where child protection, criminal justice, and child treatment professionals work together to investigate abuse, hold offenders accountable, and help children heal. Last year, West Virginia’s 21 CACs served 4,734 children. Of those, 4,603 forensic interviews were conducted ...

Beverly Fireman’s Festival officially underway

BEVERLY - The annual Beverly Fireman's Festival will feature an abundance of activities for all ages and officially kicked off Saturday with the Little Miss Beverly Pageant. "Other than having a couple more bands performing than what we did last year, a lot of the activities we are having are ...

Ruby leaving W.Va. Department of Tourism

CHARLESTON – Chelsea Ruby has been synonymous with West Virginia tourism for nearly a decade, but having just planned the state's America 250 celebration, she will be leaving her cabinet position at the end of the month.  Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday afternoon that Ruby will ...

W.Va. moves to ‘closeout’ on broadband projects

CHARLESTON – Internet service providers are on track to close out major broadband projects in West Virginia through the Biden-era American Rescue Plan Act just in time to begin work on the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates on federally funded broadband expansions projects Thursday during its regular virtual meeting. Kelly Workman, director of the state Office of Broadband, told council members Thursday that officials were working with ISPs on navigating the complicated federal environmental ...