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Newburg begins work on water main extension

NEWBURG — Work on the Possum Hollow Road water main extension began Monday. “I was told it should be completed in two weeks, weather-permitting,” Newburg Mayor Edgar Fortney said about the project. Water from Lexington Coal’s closed deep mine seeped into the yards and wells on ...

Permit approved for Newburg water extension

NEWBURG — The next step has been taken toward extending water lines to families whose wells were contaminated by Lexington Coal. A permit application was approved Monday by the State Division of Highways (DOH) for roadside work related to the Possum Hollow Road water main ...

Storm water draining on private properties

Council votes to clean 110 feet of ditch KINGWOOD — The question about storm water drainage continued at the Tuesday evening meeting of the Kingwood City Council. At a previous meeting,  Bruce Wiley, a former councilman, presented a letter from former city supervisor Nelson Corbin, ...

Independence will receive water in 3 to 4 weeks

Newburg collects $920 with spring cleanup project NEWBURG — After 12 years of planning and work, Independence could soon  be hooked up to the Newburg water system. Sheena Hunt, executive director of the Region VI Planning and Development Council, said most of the water line has ...

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