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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DOH ready for snow with equipment buy
$40M price tag largest plan in division’s history Newsroom@DominionPost.com Armed with 185 brand-new snowplows, road crews with the West Virginia Division of Highways are ready for whatever winter and the […]
State election highlights in 2020: Justice returns to office, red shift accelerates
2020 was the pandemic year, but it was also an election year. And while Trump-Biden dominated the headlines, state-level elections with more direct bearing on our day-to-day lives were also […]
The year in COVID reviewed
A look back at pivotal moments in the pandemic In March, just days after the 2020 legislative session ended, Gov. Jim Justice began his regular COVID-19 briefings, featuring his COVID […]
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 […]
WVDOT announces new partnership for 2021
WVU Tech students to help design new bus routes app Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — Let’s say you live in Beckley and need to get to the hospital in Morgantown to see […]
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 […]
A look at bills considered, passed by state Legislature
Jan. 2 Legislative leaders shared their visions for the 2020 session before it started Jan. 8. A pandemic was not in view. Among their goals: Ending the tax on business […]
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 […]
