Community group plans to redevelop, preserve building By Jana MackinNewsroom@DominionPost.com What sublime ruin the old Fairmont YMCA: A Neoclassical, tripartite temple on Fairmont Avenue, once dedicated to the glory of God, country and fitness, now decaying from apathy and ...
Groups work to restore old building to its former glory By Jana Mackin Newsroom@DominionPost.com For decades, the old YMCA building has loomed over downtown Fairmont as an edifice of neglect. While some saw it as a burden best razed to the ground, others, preservationists and ...
by Aldona Bird Newsroom@DominionPost.com KINGWOOD — Saturday afternoon, Preston County community members gathered at the new West Virginia Northern Rail-Trail Gateway, across from the Craig Civic Center in Kingwood, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a walk on the newly ...
Would you pay $72 million for a new school? That’s what Monongalia County’s Board of Education would like to know, since the pitch will be made in the near future, with the goal of welcoming students over the next 10 years. The above-mentioned number with the dollar sign and ...
No firm opening date for Preston County Youth Center, but aiming for end of year REEDSVILLE — A firm opening date has not yet been set for the Preston County Youth Center (PCYC), but the target date is by the end of the year. “We hope to have kids in by the end of December,” ...
On Wednesday, a worker (above) at the Hotel Morgan paints window trim while finishing upgrades to the exterior of the High Street building. The 8-floor hotel will have a two-story ballroom that can accommodate more than 200 people, 81 refinished guest rooms and two suites, a ...