BERKELEY SPRINGS — The former live-in girlfriend of accused murderer Wesley McCoy was arrested by the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department on Saturday, September 6 and charged with witness intimidation and possession of heroin. Brittany Nicole Clark, 29, of Berkeley Springs is being held at Eastern Regional Jail in lieu of $20,000 bond. According to[Read More…]
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WVPA Advisory: Forms available for Statement of Ownership and Affidavit of Circulation
Your newspaper’s annual Statement of Ownership form is due at the Post Office before Oct. 1 of each year and your annual Affidavit of Circulation is due (along with a copy of your statement of ownership) at the WV Secretary of State’s office before Nov. 1 of each year. [Read More…]
W.Va. high school seniors can get ‘Face to Face’ with WVU this fall
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University will be hitting the road this fall to bring the University to prospective students across West Virginia with“Face to Face with WVU” events. This opportunity allows in-state high school seniors to meet with representatives from many parts of the University, including Admissions,Housing and Residential Education, Financial Aid, the Office of[Read More…]
More coal layoffs possible in Southern W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Patriot Coal said Tuesday it is considering more layoffs at its Corridor G mining complex near Danville in Boone County. The complex, which includes the Hobet 21 surface mine and the Beth Station preparation plant, employs 360 people and produced 2.3 million tons of coal in 2013,[Read More…]
Amputee on pain meds hits Kanawha school bus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A double-amputee who was allegedly driving under the influence on a suspended license rear-ended a Kanawha County school bus with several students on board Tuesday afternoon. Charles Buckland Jr., 46, of East Bank, is missing both legs and was using a cane to work the brake and[Read More…]
Officials scale back Capitol Complex building redo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The latest estimates have set a late 2016 completion date for renovations to Capitol complex Building 3 – or nearly 6½ years after initial plans to reopen the eight-story office building. Administration Secretary Ross Taylor told legislators Tuesday a redesign of the project is 90 percent complete,[Read More…]
Appraiser for Clarksburg projects convicted in Pa.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The appraiser hired in May to value property for the latest Charles Pointe tax increment financing (TIF) proposal was under indictment for federal bank fraud at the time. James E. Lignelli was convicted shortly after, on June 11, of three counts of federal bank fraud in Pennsylvania.[Read More…]
Strategic plan for Clarksburg is long overdue
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The city of Clarksburg has seen good times and bad times. During the 1950s, ’60s and early ’70s, the city was a booming commercial center with a bustling downtown district. It was known for glass manufacturing, and Harrison County was the[Read More…]
Ohio County again to discuss stiffer smoking ban
WHEELING, W.Va. — The Wheeling-Ohio County Board of Health wants to get new opinions about its tabled plan to expand its smoking ban. During a board meeting on Tuesday, chairman Dr. John Holloway suggested a subcommittee be formed that will talk to those who would be impacted by an expansion[Read More…]
Parkersburg housing, hotel complex in works
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Construction will start next year on the housing and hotel components of a multi-million-dollar development atop Fort Boreman Hill, the developer said on Tuesday. “We’re talking to a couple of contractors right now,” said Pat Minnite Sr. of the PM Company. The PM Company will develop the[Read More…]
