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CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today he has appointed Erica J. Moore, of Spencer, to the West Virginia House of Delegates Fifteenth District, which serves Roane and Wirt counties. Moore fills the seat vacated by Riley Keaton, who resigned earlier this month. Erica is a computer science graduate from West Virginia University. She has Read More…
NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Transportation October 25, 2023 There will be delays on Wirt County Route 1, Tuckers Creek Road, from milepost 2.20, to milepost 5.80, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., beginning on Monday, October 30, 2023, through Sunday, March 31, 2024, for a waterline installation. Delays of up Read More…
Story from www.MetroNews.com and photo from WTAP.com PALESTINE, W.Va. — An investigator with the State Fire Marshal’s office said it’s unclear if a man who was barricaded in a home in Wirt County this week intentionally set off an explosion which claimed his life. Law enforcement from numerous local, state, and federal agencies gathered near the Read More…
A Community Egg Hunt will be held in Elizabeth on Saturday, April 8th starting at 3:00 pm at Sportsman Park. This is our 2nd year of our annual Easter egg hunt and it’s growing. Age groups are 1-3 years 4-7 years 8-10 years and 11-14 years old. We will have 2000+ candy filled eggs and Read More…
TOURNAMENT WILL FEATURE THE STATE’S TOP 10 TEAMS, TOP 15 BOYS AND TOP 15 GIRLS FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Students from 65 schools will participate in the 18th annual West Virginia Archery in the Schools State Tournament on March 25, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced on Thursday. Read More…
Jessica Jett is seeking information regarding a recently stolen 14’ aluminum trailer belonging to her brother, Chris Jett. Below is the actual video footage from November 26 2022 at 5:30 a.m. when the trailer was stolen from the Groundhog Ridge area of Wirt County. The trailer theft was caught on surveillance camera being pulled by Read More…
Charleston, WV — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin /Shelley Moore Capito (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced1,975,000 in funding for Wyoming, Boone, and Wirt county schools through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA) Clean School Bus Program. Read More…
Photo by Clear Blue Skys Studio On Saturday 10/15 Calhoun County’s B Team traveled to Clay County to take on Wirt County in the first round of the playoffs. The top seeded Little Red Devils handled Wirt County with a 46-0 victory heading to 9-0 on the season. Next up for the Little Red Devils Read More…
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. This weekend will be the big sternwheel regatta at Marietta. Before the locks & dams were let to go out on the Little Kanawha, lots of paddle wheel boats called regularly at Creston. The W. Va. Trappers Association will have their Read More…