by Naomi Ishisaka A lot of people I know are weeks into what has now become an annual tradition: Dry January. The concept behind Dry January is that with the revelry of the holidays behind us and the new year beginning, the consumption of alcohol is reined in for a month of ...
MORGANTOWN — Monday was the 13th day of the legislative session and the House and Senate were both getting busier moving bills during their floor sessions. The House dealt with drug, booze and voting bills, while the Senate passed on dealing with school closures and consolidations. The ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia retail liquor licensees are now permitted to sell to patrons as early as 6 a.m. on Sundays. This change is a result of the passage of Senate Bill 2020, which was introduced on June 24, 2021. The bill alters the timeframe retail liquor licensees may sell liquor, ...
BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. — About 250 years ago, farmers looking for a way to make their surplus corn crop profitable decided to distill it. Today, that leftover grain has become a billion-dollar industry and a symbol of the Bluegrass State’s identity, economy and culture. “How bourbon ...
If there was any doubt that things in Morgantown are beginning to return to “normal,” the brawl outside a downtown nightclub in the wee hours Saturday night/Sunday morning should be proof enough. Our downtown is a mecca for small and locally owned businesses, but it’s also a place ...
Half of stores visited by an underage operative on March 24 sold them alcohol. "Oh, 50% is high," Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said. "When we were doing it consistently ... you might get one a week maybe. Maybe." However, because of COVID-19 the sheriff's department hasn't ...