Month: July 2017

Details remain short on impact of W.Va. roads plan

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A month after the West Virginia Legislature passed a series of bills designed to pay for a massive $2.8 billion road construction and maintenance program, those in the administration of Gov. Jim Justice remain convinced the program will create 48,000 jobs[Read More…]

W.Va. Sen. Charles Clements to push Gov. Jim Justice on road projects

By JOSELY KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — West Virginia Sen. Charles Clements, R-Wetzel, thinks now is the time to push for roads projects, as the state looks at starting $2.8 billion in highway construction during the next four years. Clements said he will travel to Charleston[Read More…]

Huntington resident creates Heroin Hearse to warn of drug dangers

By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A fourth-generation West End Huntington resident, Dwayne Wood remembers Owens-Illinois workers crossing under the railroad tracks through the 1938-built tunnel at 5th Street West and Jackson Avenue to go to work. Wood also knows what that tunnel has become: a junkie’s jungle. As[Read More…]

Charleston high-rise buildings’ vacancy rates reach new heights

By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A recent survey found vacancy rates for Charleston’s Class A buildings have hit unseen highs, despite improving conditions for the state’s economy. Six of the seven modern, high-rise office towers in downtown Charleston, known as Class A properties, have seen their vacancy[Read More…]

On a Roll: Bakery brings Southern W.Va. flavor to Harpers Ferry

By CHRISTINE SNYDER Special to The State Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Anna Jackson, a librarian in Warsaw, Indiana, had the pepperoni roll on her mind on a recent trip through the Mountain State. She got her first-ever taste of the state’s signature snack at A Step In Time Bake[Read More…]

Veteran carries weight of war

Editor’s note: The Journal’s Unsung Heroes series spotlights a local veteran each week from Memorial Day to Veterans Day. If you would like to nominate an Unsung Hero, email [email protected]. By TIM COOK The Journal BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va.  — For nearly 50 years, the same questions resurface over and over[Read More…]

New WV law changes rules for abandoned, dilapidated properties

By ALI SCHMITZ Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A law allowing municipalities to take new measures against owners of dilapidated, abandoned properties has gone into effect. The law allows code enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants from a municipal judge to determine the status of a structure. If granted, the[Read More…]

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