Local bars owners are taking their grievances to court. Some Monongalia County business owners impacted by Gov. Jim Justice’s executive orders and Morgantown ordinances targeting bars and restaurants filed a federal lawsuit. The businesses are seeking compensatory damages to “make ...
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The staff and owners of Monongalia County’s bars are asking for Gov. Jim Justice’s help. “It’s been pretty terrible,” said Ashley Murray, a bartender at Baby Squirrels Saloon. “Not just for me but for everyone in the industry.” Not being able to go to work, see friends or ...
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Confusion. That was a buzzword Tuesday evening as Morgantown City Council weighed what it can and should do to head off a spike in COVID-19 numbers that, according to some, was easily predictable. Meanwhile, a couple blocks from city hall, the city’s bars ramped up for their second ...
Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday extended the Monongalia County bar closure another 10 days. They'll reopen on Aug. 31. “It's not like I'm just stringing people along,” he said. “But now we're going to tell you for sure that we're going to reopen unless we just get some terrible thing ...