With 24 yays and 0 nays (6 absent), HB 4575 passed the Senate Saturday morning. The bill was amended in the Senate and differs from the bill as it passed the House. The Senate sent its message to the House that it has passed its…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup. This annual event is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) Program. The cleanup will be held April 6, 2026,…
On a 2-1 vote, the Hancock County Commission approved the 1st step in dissolving the Hancock County Park Board. With Commissioners Eron Chek and Paul Cowey voting in the affirmative, Commissioner Tom Ogden voted against the dissolution. State Code requires two vote separate votes to…
WV DMV Mobile ID Exceeds 30,000 Users: Here’s How to Get YoursCharleston, W.V. — Over 30,000 West Virginians have signed up for Mobile ID since its inception last year, and the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reaching out to let the public know it’s…
CHARLESTON – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Wednesday granted a siting certificate for a solar energy plant in southern West Virginia. The authorization was made to Twisted Gun Solar, LLC, and Twisted Gun BESS, LLC, without the necessity of a hearing. The plant…
The final approval from the National Parks Service for CEMCO Inc. and the Hancock County Commission to enter into the Kennedy Marina Concessionaire Agreement has been received. Commission President Eron Chek noted that the Commission had previously received administrative review approval, but this constitutes formal…
House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan who represents the 1st District was successful in getting the Constitutional rule that a bill be read on 3 separate days suspended and HB 4575 and HB4574 passed out of the House of Delegates in a matter of hours. The…
……..I think all of Hancock County was in a state of shock Friday when the State School Board President Paul Hardesty received a unanimous vote to take over the Hancock County Schools. I know I was. It was almost as if I wanted to say,…
For the week ending Jan. 16, 2026 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates gaveled in for the second regular session of the 87th Legislature Wednesday, Jan. 14, eager to put in motion many of their proposals constructed in the months…