MORGANTOWN – The state Legislature passed a green-energy economic development bill and two bills to pave some secondary roads across the state during a one-day special session Monday. The roads bills channel $150 million of Fiscal Year 2022 surplus to the Road Fund, Gov. Jim Justice said ...
MORGANTOWN — We now know Big Daddy Guns is not coming to The Deck, but is the firearms retailer still coming to Monongalia County? Defense in Depth will play host Wednesday as the book is either closed on the Florida-based business’s local plans, or the next chapter begins. Big ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Medical Cannabis Advisory Board is considering a proposal to limit the THC content of dispensed cannabis products to 10%. The proposal stirred opposition and questions among members at the board's Thursday meeting, and opposition from the public. So the proposal ...
BY EVA MAYS After moving to the Morgantown area in 2017, I spent many of my lunch hours walking in the downtown area. Though the rail-trail (which is lovely) was convenient to my place of work, I liked to stroll down High Street and up Spruce. This allowed me to window shop and marvel at the variety of businesses offering goods and services, from bridal shops to tattoo parlors and everything in between. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the world grew quiet, I, and doubtless many other residents, feared for the small businesses that give Downtown Morgantown its unique ...
The Morgantown Area Partnership recently hired two new staff members: Jacob Coots and Matt Porter. Coots is the new Membership and Public Affairs manager for the Partnership. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in political science from West Virginia University in 2020, Coots continued his education and received a master’s degree in public administration, also from WVU. As a fifth generation West Virginian, he said he is proud to have the opportunity to serve the Morgantown community. Coots interned for Terri Cutright at Terri Reed Cutright & Associates LLC in ...
MORGANTOWN – The empty, quiet labyrinth of what was the Mylan plant is a reminder of the homegrown business that packed up and moved a year ago, putting 1,500 people out of work. But those halls are still lit, and gleaming. And an occasional klink or clunk off in the distance, a person ...
