WHITE HALL, W.Va. — Some changes are happening with emergency services in Marion County. The Valley Volunteer Fire Department has notified the Town of White Hall that they do not intend to renew their lease at the Public Safety Building. Town officials extended an offer of $10 per month for six months this week but the…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Despite efforts to stop the sale in court, the $60 million sale of four state-run long-term care facilities has closed, paving the way for Marx Development Group (MDG) to take ownership and their subsidiary Majestic Care to take over operations. Joey Garcia State Senator and Fairmont attorney Joey Garcia, D-Marion, filed a suit…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The suspected president of the Pagan Motorcycle Club will be back in Marion County Circuit Court in the Henry Silver murder case on January 20. A jury could not reach a verdict in the case against Ryan Lane for murder, conspiracy, and organized criminal enterprise during a September trial after two days of…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Attorneys representing a 15-year-old transgender student from Bridgeport High School have filed a brief in their United States Supreme Court challenge of the West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sport Act passed by state lawmakers in 2021. Attorneys tell the court there are zero examples of transgender students taking athletic opportunities from biological females…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — The plan adopted by the Barbour County Board of Education for a middle school and an elementary school was inevitable, according to superintendent Eddie Vincent. As a result of the unanimous 5-0 vote Monday, the district will close the Belington Middle School, Kasson Middle School, and Philippi Middle School—those students will be moved…
PENNSBORO, W.Va. — A Minnesota man is facing charges in connection to fraudulent activities in Ritchie County. Barry Braun, CEO of XR Events, is charged with fraudulent schemes and obtaining money under false pretenses. XR Events partnered with the Ritchie County Fairgrounds to bring races back to to the Pennsboro Speedway in 2022, according to WBOY.…
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — The Barbour County board of education voted 5-0 Monday evening in favor of a consolidation plan that has the county’s middle schools closing down. The county will now be closing Belington Middle School, Kasson Middle School, and Philippi Middle School and moving the students to Philip Barbour High School, where there is extra…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Commuters should be prepared for delays for a three-day period later this month involving a major Harrison County thoroughfare. Route 50 will be closed in both directions from the Joyce Street exit to the Chestnut Street exit beginning next weekend, Nov. 14. The closure will begin at 10 p.m. that Friday night and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has posted a winter weather advisory for southern and central West Virginia counties and a winter storm warning for the state’s highest elevations beginning Sunday night. The advisory and warning begin Sunday night. (NWS/graphic) The advisory, which covers all or parts of 23 counties, said 2 to 4 inches of…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The attorney representing an investigator who has been charged for working without a license on the alleged Pagan president is requesting an expedited hearing to drop the charges. L.J. Maxey, 74, former Bridgeport city councilman and retired Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officer, was charged with operating as a private investigator without a license…