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…
DAVIS, W.Va. — One person has died following an accident in Tucker County at a mine. Details on the accident are limited. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, according to local WBOY. Mountain View Mine, owned by Mettiki Coal, was the site of the accident. Mountain View Mine is located along Route…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Clarksburg City Manager Tiffany Fell is facing an ethics complaint and a vote of no confidence from the city firefighters. Director of Community Development & Grant Projects, Dr. Shana Nicholson filed a formal complaint against Fell with the West Virginia Ethics Commission accusing Fell of serious and repeated violations of ethics standards, misuse…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Legal counsel representing a former law enforcement officer and elected official have filed a motion to dismiss misdemeanor charges of working as a private investigator without a license. L.J. Maxey, former Bridgeport city councilman and former agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency, was charged after Marion County prosecutors said he worked as a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for sections of West Virginia Wednesday. Eastern counties to see the highest winds. (NWS graphic) The areas east of the Allegheny Mountains to the Shenandoah Valley including the Eastern Panhandle are under they warning. The Potomac Highlands is also listed. “Any fire that develops will…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Residents in Marion and Ohio counties who are still working toward recovering from damages caused by the Father’s Day floods still have a chance to be recipients of low-interest disaster loans from the federal government. Representatives with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that a 60-day grace period for applicants wishing for…
WESTON, W.Va. — A Lewis County man could go to trial following indictment in Lewis County this week. Zachary Williams, 27, of Jane Lew was one of 35 people the grand jury indicted. He is accused by investigators of throwing a baby into a bed frame and onto the floor, resulting in the child’s death. Investigators…