Horse Shoe Run
Two warehouse-sized buildings packed with vendor booths sit just off a busy highway, and plenty of drivers almost miss them. That alone makes me curious. Inside, the mix runs from antiques and vintage Pyrex to purses, hunting gear, movies, and beef jerky. Outside, on good-weather days, sellers set up tables with fresh tomatoes, peaches, and cucumbers.
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Optimum customers across West Virginia experienced a disruption in service the evening of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The outage began around 5:05 p.m. According to Optimum Communications Manager Kirstin Carroll, the disruption was due to a third party cutting a line. “Some Optimum customers in West Virginia are experiencing a disruption […]
Fire destroys Summit Township home, businesses
The Harrison County Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting event for the area’s newest business recently. On Friday, October 16, the ribbon was cut on The Beauty Room LLC. The business, according to the Chamber, is ready to help you look and feel your beautiful best. It...
(This story has been updated.) An Amish homeowner's residence and two businesses were destroyed Nov. 11 in a fast-moving fire that broke out that morning along the 200 block of Coke Oven Road in Summit Township, according to Mike Miller, chief of the Meyersdale Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters from Meyersdale and multiple surrounding communities were dispatched at 9:19 a.m. to the structure fire call, which was elevated to a second alarm to bring additional water tankers and manpower to the scene. "There was a large amount of fire there when we arrived," Miller said. "The fire was way too far ahead to save anything. It was defensive from the get go." According to Somerset County 911's PulsePoint service, the initial dispatch brought in companies from Meyersdale, Salisbury, Garrett, Rockwood, Berlin and Wellersburg. The second alarm added tankers and personnel from Addison, New Centerville and Grantsville, along with another Maryland fire department called in to stand by at the Salisbury Fire Department, Miller said. The Amish homeowner resided on the second floor and operated a thrift shop upstairs, while a saw shop was located on the first floor, selling chain saws and similar equipment, Miller said. He added that the homeowner
Homeowners 65 and older can have a slice of their home’s value taken out of the property tax calculation, and the size of that slice depends heavily on the state. Texas school districts must give an extra $60,000 homestead exemption, West Virginia exempts the first $20,000 of assessed value, North Dakota reduces taxable valuation by […]
West Virginia began mailing applications for its heating aid program on Nov. 2, and the state says adults 60 and older are among the households that get one. The state’s Department of Human Services must receive pre-LIEAP applications by Nov. 25, 2026. The maximum benefit is $2,000 per household. LIEAP is the Low Income Energy […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WDTV) — Hearings on the proposed MidAtlantic Resiliency Link transmission line have ended, leaving West Virginia regulators to consider testimony about the project’s need, costs and effects on landowners. The proposed 107.5-mile, 500-kilovolt line, known as MARL, would run from Pennsylvania toward Virginia. NextEra Energy Transmission...
More information about funding availability, application guidelines and eligibility will be provided by the West Virginia Office of Energy in the future. Those interested can visit the Office of Energy website.
Site preparation is a key issue when it comes to attracting new businesses. So, the state is dedicating $40 million to getting locations ready. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the investment Tuesday to prepare industrial sites across West Virginia, accelerate private-sector investment, and attract good-paying jobs. He called the investment the largest competitive site development allocation in state history. It includes $25 million in loans for industrial shell buildings and $15 million in grants for traditional site readiness projects.
The first of five local property tax cutoffs for older homeowners lands Dec. 1, when West Virginia’s window for a $20,000 homestead exemption closes. Michigan’s Ann Arbor follows with a Dec. 14 poverty-exemption deadline, then New York’s Town of Conklin and Florida’s Pinellas County on March 1 and Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on March 15. Each... The post Senior homeowners in West Virginia, Michigan, New York, Florida and Rhode Island face property tax exemption deadlines running from Dec. 1, 2026 to March 15, 2027 appeared first on The Financial Wire .
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – 59News brought you the news of pharmaceutical giant ‘CVS’ splitting into two arms in 2028. Now, we’re looking at why they may have made this change. The whole goal behind the move is to improve focus, respond to regulatory pressure and unlock value by separating its insurance and PBM operation from […]
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that Appalachian Power plans to invest $17 billion in new natural gas-fired electricity generation in West Virginia, along with an additional $7.5 billion commitment to upgrade existing coal-fired power plants. The $17 billion investment will add 3 gigawatts of natural gas-fired electricity generation, with all new […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council would be assisting the John D. Rockefeller Industrial Park in Wyoming County, allowing manufacturer Oceanetics to more than double its workforce with 25 new full-time jobs. “West Virginia has the skilled workforce and resources to attract manufacturers that are […] The post Governor Morrisey Announces Final Steps to Allow Wyoming County Manufacturing Expansion appeared first on West Virginia Daily News .
Lawmakers agreed with a Public Service Commission rule on Tuesday that would keep a requirement for electrical generation capacity on coal-fired plants as a goal, rather than a mandate.
State regulators have approved a rate adjustment for gas service that will impact West Virginia customers. An order from the Public Service Commission permits Mountaineer Gas to increase infrastructure replacement and expansion program rates. The PSC said the move will result in the average residential customer’s monthly bill increasing by...
West Virginia wants to produce more power, and coal producers say the state also needs to make it more competitive to produce the coal used in steelmaking. At an energy summit Thursday, Morrisey announced Appalachian Power plans to invest about $17 billion in three natural-gas power plants. “In addition to...
During my years in local government, I participated in countless conversations about economic development. We talked about attracting companies, creating jobs, filling vacant buildings and giving people reasons to invest in our community. Those are worthwhile conversations. But sometimes, while looking down the highway for the next opportunity, we overlook...
Owned and operated by MN8, the project includes 86MW of utility-scale solar, 70MW/280MWh of lithium-ion storage, and 10MW/100MWh of Eos Energy Enterprises’ Eos Z3™ zinc-based storage operating as a single dispatchable resource. Mammoth Solar pairs utility-scale solar with short- and long-duration storage to increase the round-the-clock clean power...
