MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown Firefighters IAFF Local 313 has weighed in on a potential charter change going before the city’s voters next month. The change in question would allow the city manager to live outside the city with city council’s permission. Currently, the charter says the ...
A camping ban, panhandling laws, the collapse of Bartlett House. Public outcry, lawsuits, conflict. No single topic dominated Morgantown’s public discourse, and therefore headlines, in 2024 like the swirl of topics surrounding a relatively small, but vulnerable, group of ...
MORGANTOWN -- Kim Haws doesn’t hesitate when asked if his experience as Morgantown’s city manager was what he expected when he took the job four years ago. “No,” he said. “And I’ll tell you why.” It’s Thursday afternoon and he’s sat in an audience chair in the corner ...
MORGANTOWN -- During his time with the city, Damien Davis has worked under a couple different titles. Starting in 2008, he was “city engineer.” In 2021, he became “director of engineering and public works.” Now it appears he’ll add “acting city manager” to that ...
MORGANTOWN -- The city of Morgantown announced Wednesday that City Manager Kim Haws will end his tenure with the city on Dec. 20, concluding a nearly 40-year career in city government. “We wish Kim and his family the best as he welcomes this new chapter of his life,” Mayor Joe ...
MORGANTOWN -- In a Wednesday afternoon press release, the city of Morgantown announced Gary Freshour has been appointed to serve as the next chief of the Morgantown Fire Department. His appointment comes after the retirement of both Chief Eugene Deem and Interim Chief John Lemley. “I am ...