WVDEP, State Department of Agriculture provide update on Peoples Cartage warehouse fire cleanup
NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Charleston, W.Va. – The WVDEP continues to coordinate with Peoples Cartage and other state and federal agencies as cleanup and remediation continue at the Camden Avenue site. WVDEP has issued an enforcement order requiring Peoples Cartage to develop and implement plans for site cleanup, characterization, and Read More…
GOVERNOR MORRISEY EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY IN 12 COUNTIES AS FLOOD RECOVERY CONTINUES
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced the State of Emergency will be extended in 12 counties following the severe storms and flooding that struck West Virginia beginning July 21. “West Virginians have made tremendous progress cleaning up and recovering from these storms, but there is still a lot of work ahead in some of Read More…
Commissioner Lupardus Address & Response to the Mt. Zion Public Service District Secretary
Following Monday’s (August 10th, 2026) Commission Meeting, Commissioner Eric Lupardus contacted the Secretary of the Board of the Mt. Zion Public Service District (PSD), Mr. Aryeh White regarding PSD issues and violations. Below is the conversation between the two. Including a list of those violations. Amid the conversation Commissioner Lupardus provided to the Board a Read More…
July Case Dispositions for Calhoun Magistrate Court
FELONY MISDEMEANOR
Firestine, Lupardus and Ridgeview – Conversing about the PSD and Calhoun issues
Letter from Jason Firestine: Shari, Good afternoon. Hope all is well. Quick follow up on the continued lack of management in Mt Zion. Since my last email, the board member who replaced the board member who replaced me has resigned from the Mount Zion PSD. I know that may come as a shock to everyone, Read More…
McCune Arrested on Explosive Charges
In a complaint filed in the Magistrate Court of Calhoun County, Sr. Trooper J.D. Richards stated that on Sunday, August 9th, 2026, at approximately 6:30 p.m., while he was conducting stationary road patrol at the intersection of Stinson Road and South Calhoun Highway in the area of Chloe, Calhoun County, he observed a gold in Read More…
County Commission Addresses Compressor Station and Public Service District’s Questioning
The Calhoun County Commission held their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 10th, 2026. The first to speak under delegations was Crystal Mersh, President of the 1982 Foundation. Mrs. Mersh provided an update to the Commission on the current status of construction of the multi level projects on the Avalon Campus, formerly Calhoun County High Read More…
GOVERNOR MORRISEY ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION GRANT TO WEST VIRGINIA VOAD
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a $3 million grant from the Governor’s Civil Contingent Fund to West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (WV VOAD) to support its work helping West Virginians recover from disasters and address unmet needs. Watch event here. “Last week, we traveled across southern West Virginia to hear directly Read More…
GOVERNOR MORRISEY, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS ANNOUNCE UNIFIED PLAN FOR RESPONSIBLE DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT IN WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey joined Senate President Randy Smith, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, and leadership from the West Virginia Department of Commerce today at a joint press conference to announce a unified legislative and executive vision for the state’s digital and economic future: the West Virginia Responsible Data Center Development Plan. Watch the press Read More…