Turned-around tractor-trailers have repeatedly caused destruction at housing estate Residents of Thistledown Estates, a housing development on Thistledown Lane, off Toms Run Road, say wayward tractor trailers […]
Monongalia County
The push to get Mon County connected to broadband is on
The push is on for Monongalia County to lead West Virginia’s charge toward broadband connectivity. Now, Commission President Ed Hawkins said, the state needs to lend a […]
Mon County looking to feds
Hopeful meeting will result in help for plant closure Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said he’s hopeful recent meetings regarding the impending closure of the Chestnut Ridge […]
County finalizes 30-year agreement
Deal will result in $60.7 million for use within area With a capacity, albeit socially distanced, crowd in attendance, the Monongalia County Commission finalized a 30-year agreement […]
Commission ‘ecstatic’ about PILT agreement, makes documents available
Ecstatic. That’s how Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom described the commission’s mood following a 5-0 vote from the Monongalia County Board of Education on Tuesday that all […]
Lee Smith: Public health to lead the charge on COVID-19 vaccine
MORGANTOWN — “This is our moment to shine,” Monongalia County Health Officer Lee Smith said on Thursday when asked what role the county health department would play […]
Mon Commission approves county raises, one-time pay for MCHD employees
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved raises for county employees and one-time supplemental pay for employees of the Monongalia County Health Department. County employees […]
Subdivision regulations are still in the works
Coronavirus delayed plans, but are close to being finished COVID-19 has interrupted or delayed just about everything. In the case of Monongalia County’s efforts to implement subdivision […]
Commissioners want plans in place for vaccine distribution
With already surging COVID-19 numbers, the potential complications of the onset of flu season and the prospect of a vaccine on the horizon, members of the Monongalia […]
Commission approves proposal for new communications tower
The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday approved a $561,655.50 proposal from Premier Construction Group for the purchase and construction of a new communications tower. The 340-foot freestanding […]
