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We all can breathe a little easier The American Lung Association in West Virginia is in appreciation of Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s stance against Sen. Inhofe’s attempt to limit air protection standards with the proposal of S.J. Res 37, a resolution that would have overturned the EPA’s mercury and air toxics standards and allowed power plants [...]
Continue reading …A popular homestead exemption for 190,000 senior citizens and those who are disabled in West Virginia that allows them to avoid paying local property taxes on the first $20,000 of their assessed residential property has been on the books since a constitutional amendment was approved by voters in 1982. Many legislators would like to see [...]
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CHARLES TOWN – Most of the business owners honored at last week’s annual Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce awards dinner knew ahead of time they’d be winners, but that wasn’t the case for Don Mickey – this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Citizen of Jefferson County Award. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view [...]
Continue reading …MARTINSBURG — It’s no secret that various areas of the Eastern Panhandle, as well as other parts of West Virginia, still lack adequate high-speed Internet access. As a result, state officials have teamed up with local volunteers to get a better handle on citizens’ broadband needs,specifically to identify unserved and under-served areas in Berkeley, Jefferson [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — A national group wants West Virginia to overturn a law that gives residents the right to protect one’s home with reasonable, sometimes deadly, force. Members of the Second Chance Campaign say so-called “stand your ground” laws create racial bias and difficulty in prosecution. The right has been common law since before West [...]
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CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit Staff CHARLES TOWN – Power company crews won’t take a break for Wednesday’s Fourth of July holiday. Workers will continue with 16-hour shifts until homes left without power after Friday night’s massive windstorm are back on the grid, said Scott Surgeoner, a FirstEnergy spokesman. “Oh yes, we’ll be out on the [...]
Continue reading …CHRISTINE MILLER FORD Spirit StaFF KEARNEYSVILLE – Anyone without power in need of a place to cool off can come to a free cooling station set up at the Jefferson County Health Department at 1948 Wiltshire Road in Kearneysville, officials say. “We’ll be set up all week,” said Jennifer Maggio of the Jefferson County Homeland Security [...]
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ROBERT SNYDER and CHRISTINE MILLER FORD RANSON — Thousands of Eastern Panhandle residents awoke this morning to a second day of no electricity and the prospect of a third straight day of a heat wave. Forecasters say temperatures this afternoon again could come close to 100 degrees. Across much of Jefferson County, Friday night’s powerful [...]
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RANSON — Many residents throughout Jefferson County remain without power in the wake of a fierce storm that blew through the region late Friday night that ripped up old trees and downed power lines. Shari Jordan, who lives on First Avenue in Charles Town, was out Saturday morning assisting with a cleanup effort after a [...]
Continue reading …HARPERS FERRY – The president of the department charged with fighting fires in Blue Ridge communities wants the public’s support as his company recovers from a series of public scandals that broke over the last two years. This article is exclusive, use Cleeng to view it in full. The rest of this article is exclusive, [...]
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