MORGANTOWN — Charlene Marshall has never been one to shy away from going first. Marshall, who served as the mayor of Morgantown from 1991-’98, was the first Black female mayor […]
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Officially an artsy community
County, city receive certification by State Arts Office Monongalia County and the city of Morgantown have been designated as the state’s two newest Certified Arts Communities by the State Arts […]
Noteworthy commission projects of 2020
Be it an individual, a family, a business, an agency, a city, county, state or nation, 2020 can essentially be summed up in eight characters, COVID-19. And while that’s certainly […]
City hires manager; adapts to pandemic
Please mute yourself when you’re not speaking. If the above means anything to you, you’ve likely spent at least some portion of the past year staring at colleagues or classmates […]
Hawkins conducts final meeting as Mon Commission closes out 2020
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Ed Hawkins said “thank you” to a long list of people on Wednesday. But he didn’t say goodbye. Hawkins, who has served as the body’s […]
Justice announces $3.5M to turn old Ramada Inn into social services center
MORGANTOWN — Renovations to turn the former Ramada Inn facility on Scott Avenue into a hub for social services have been under way for well over a month and are […]
Thistledown residents fed up with truck damage
Turned-around tractor-trailers have repeatedly caused destruction at housing estate Residents of Thistledown Estates, a housing development on Thistledown Lane, off Toms Run Road, say wayward tractor trailers are steadily degrading […]
Council discusses pay raise for members
“These kinds of positions should be accessible to everybody,” Morgantown Mayor Ron Dulaney said while discussing pay for members of Morgantown City Council. “I don’t think blue-collar employees or hourly […]
The push to get Mon County connected to broadband is on
The push is on for Monongalia County to lead West Virginia’s charge toward broadband connectivity. Now, Commission President Ed Hawkins said, the state needs to lend a shoulder. “I must […]
Calling it a career
MUB General Manager Tim Ball will retire in January Sometimes you just know. That was the case in 1978 for an engineering student from Welch working as an intern for […]
