An artist has been selected to design and complete a new mural in town. Rafael Blanco will create the mural on the Westover bridge pier located near Hazel Ruby McQuain […]
Features
Property owners continue to oppose Green Bag roundabouts
MORGANTOWN — Direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts on the natural, physical, socioeconomic and cultural environments are not anticipated to be significant. That was the determination of the West Virginia Division […]
Charlie Heard: A better world — through barbecue
Grappling with 1,000 pounds of beef, as Charlie Heard is wont to say, isn’t easy. Even if he was smiling about it the whole time. “Oh, man,” he said, with […]
Morgantown looking for community input in comprehensive planning process
MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is plotting its course into the future and it’s asking its citizens for directions. West Virginia code mandates cities undergo a comprehensive planning process […]
‘The Sky is Everywhere’ shows another way death affects people
BY ALISE CHAFFINS The subject of grief seems to be permeating pop culture right now. Not simply death and sadness, which have always been a staple of movies and television, […]
Organization’s total community impact is more than $2 million
The United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties officially announced Friday that it had surpassed its 2022 Campaign goal, raising a total of $1,266,711 or 105% of its goal. The […]
World Spay Day aims to encourage spaying and neutering of domestic pets
“Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.” Those famous words from beloved The Price is Right game show host Bob Barker were more than just a […]
Green Bag Road project clears environmental hurdle as officials plan for next phase
MORGANTOWN — Improvements to Green Bag Road touted as necessary in order to improve traffic flow and route heavy trucks around, instead of through, downtown Morgantown have cleared the environmental […]
AG Morrisey announces MOU on statewide allocation of future opioid suit settlement funds
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that his office has reached an agreement with 54 counties and dozens of municipalities on the allocation of expected settlement and […]
Local Black artist on the rise: Cydney Thomas shares her vision with others
MORGANTOWN — Cydney Thomas was always an artistic kid. The West Virginia University senior came to Morgantown to become a lawyer but changed her mind and switched to a painting […]
