MONONGALIA COUNTY, W.Va. – Get ready for more work and delays on I-79 southbound in Monongalia County. The DOH plans milling, paving and shoulder work near the exit 146 ramp on southbound I-79. Crews plan to conduct the operations between 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. beginning Wednesday March 20, 2024, through Tuesday, April 30, 2024.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The new Monongalia County 911 Call Center is a few weeks away from becoming fully operational. MECCA 911 Director Jim Smith offered an update on the relocation to the new $10 million facility, which includes a goal to have all the operations set up in the facility by the end of March.…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jurors in Monongalia County have found Brandon Lee Franks guilty of recklessly fleeing from an officer. Franks will be sentenced at a later date and could receive up to five years in prison. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Erik Brown handled the case and the investigation was conducted by Sgt. Jonathan Alexander of the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two projects that will support the relocation of the Morgantown Utility Board’s (MUB) Van Voorhis Road water and sewer lines have been given the green light. To account for the West Virginia Department of Highways (DOH) expansion project expected to begin in 2024, MUB board members approved the contract for the relocation…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin announced that over $191 million has been secured for 151 West Virginia-based projects as part of the Senate Appropriations Committee. In a press release from Sen. Machin’s office Monday, details were released on 13 Monongalia County-based projects that will receive approximately $13.68 million of the appropriations. The majority…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bartlett Housing Solutions now has a timeline for the transfer of clients ahead of the planned June 30 closure of the emergency triage shelter at Hazel’s House of Hope on Scott Avenue. Plans to transfer 28 people currently housed in the shelter were released on Monday, days after the decision to close…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 6th annual Focus Forward conference, sponsored by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative (WVPEC) and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, is coming to the Morgantown Marriott Waterfront Place on March 27 beginning at 9 a.m. Focus Forward 2024: West Virginia’s Digital Destiny will feature forums on how technology is revolutionizing society…
