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Minority Affairs office will hold listening tour session here
The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA) continues its statewide listening tour in November with stops in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties. The tour was launched in August to hear what communities need and how the state’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) allocation can help. The Office of Minority Affairs will continue…
Read MorePrep work continues for Hancock truck plaza
by Geoff Fox Heavy equipment has been tearing up the asphalt at the former site of the Hancock Truck Stop for the last few days as the site is prepared for construction of a new plaza. Site Superintendent Steve Wright of Cassnik Contracting said this stage of the project will take about two weeks to…
Read MoreDEP approves plans to manage stormwater around bypass construction, with conditions
by KATE SHUNNEY The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved one of the permits needed for the Division of Highways to move ahead with construction of the U.S. 522 bypass. Division of Water and Waste Management Acting Director Katheryn Emery said in a September 28 letter that the DOH now has a…
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