Charleston City Council proclaims September Hunger Action Month, appoints Jessica Hudson to Ward 18, and approves $166k for Fire Department equipment.
Parkersburg residents react to Chemours' historic $450M PFAS settlement as federal drinking water protections face potential rollbacks and long-term health harms linger.
Several councilmembers spoke shared concerns about the reasoning behind the rezoning and its potential effect on housing security.
A resident asked council members to overturn the city's camping ban, and the council passed several resolutions and ordinances related to zoning, city planning and transportation.
“We have transparency and term limit bills waiting to be heard. This is what this body is going to consider?”
The 260-mile project, which has faced widespread public scrutiny, would cut through 15 West Virginia counties.
It was standing room only for the public comment portion of the Roane County Commission meeting held on Thursday, July 23. About 40 people packed a room of the county courthouse in the small town of Spencer, the county seat. Sometimes raising hands, sometimes stridently calling out questions and comments, the people in the crowd were obviously up in arms. The common thread of these remarks was clear. People wanted to know what the county commissioners are going to do about the proposed massive high voltage power line buildout dubbed the Valley North Project.
For decades, my dad's cookout was the event of the year for our small community. I decided to revive it.
