FAIRMONT, W.Va. The 24-hour Fairmont State University Falcon Day of Giving is a community effort to recognize the contribution of the institution and support its’ efforts. The event has a goal of $375,000, and President Dr. Michael Davis will kick the event off at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, February 29, personally online. All of the activities…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Bridgeport Utility Board has successfully met monitoring requirements for lead and copper in the water system and has been reinstated as a reduced monitoring utility system. In the summer of 2021, surveillance testing found three cases of high lead levels in the Clarksburg Water System, the primary provider of water to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Two new stoplights on University Town Center Drive are being delayed again. The project, valued at $675,000, is a joint-funded effort between the Monongalia County Commission, WestRidge, and the city of Granville and has been a year in the making. One traffic signal will be on University Town Centre Drive where WVU…
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to designate the Clarksburg Federal Courthouse as the “Irene M. Keeley United States Courthouse.” The legislation was authored by authored by U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). The legislation will now proceed to consideration in the House of Representatives. Judge Keeley was…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Fairmont man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl near public facilities. Cedric Pierre Young, age 33, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison to be followed by six years of supervised release. Young, also known as “Billy,” sold heroin and…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The new Citizens Police Review and Advisory Committee made a formal presentation to Morgantown city council members during the Tuesday committee of the whole meeting. Committee chairman Rich Burks said the very young committee has seven of the nine members seated, and they are looking for help to fill the remaining spots from…