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Five Rivers Building to go up in Parsons

PARSONS — Construction of the Five Rivers Building, which will feature new apartments and a commercial space, is set to start after a groundbreaking ceremony this week. Woodlands Development & Lending officially marked the start of construction on the Five Rivers Building with a ...

Gun incident leads multiple charges

BUCKHANNON — A man previously convicted of rape in Oklahoma is facing multiple charges in Upshur County after allegedly threatening to shoot his wife. Alexander Eugene Stephens, 49, is charged with one count of persons prohibited from possessing firearms and one count of wanton endangerment ...

Hardesty: W.Va. public school systems must embrace school choice

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty said that since school choice continues to be supported by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the Legislature, county systems need to make themselves the most appealing school choice option of all. Speaking during the state Board ...

Greenbrier loan holders oppose preliminary injunction

CHARLESTON – A federal case to appoint a receivership for the historic Greenbrier Resort might be delayed for the moment, but attorneys for the Greenbrier’s loan holder are pushing back on a related state lawsuit brought by the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice. Attorneys for Texas-based TRT Holdings Inc. filed a response Friday in Greenbrier County Circuit Court in opposition to a motion by the Justice family seeking a preliminary injunction against the parent company of Omni Hotels and Resorts and Virginia-based Carter Bank and Trust. That motion was filed in a circuit court case ...