CHARLESTON, WV – October is Pedestrian Safety Month, according to the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program. A press release from the GHSP says in 2021 there were 7,388 pedestrians killed in traffic crashes, a 12.5 percent increase from the 6,565 pedestrians’ fatalities in 2020. This is the highest since 1981 when 7,837 pedestrians…
Kearneysville, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water, announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of Jefferson Utilities, including the assets of Jefferson Utilities, Inc., Valley Water and Sewer Services, Shenandoah Junction Public Sewer and East Jefferson Sewer Services for $27 million. The combined systems serve 3,978 customer connections in Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan…
BURLINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways has announced roadwork for this week. –Two Left Lanes on Southbound I-81, in Berkeley County, to be Closed on Sunday, October 1, 2023 –The two left lanes will be closed on southbound Interstate 81 between mile marker 14.5 and mile marker 14, in Berkeley County, from…
UNDATED — AAA has a rundown of gas prices around the region as the workweek begins. In Morgan County, motorists are paying an average of $3.58 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. In Jefferson County, $3.60, and in Berkeley County $3.67. Statewide, the average is $3.58. In Virginia, the average price per gallon…
RANSON, W.Va. — A packaging facility that manufactures lumber and building materials in Jefferson County has agreed to a $215,000 settlement in connection with a race and religious harassment lawsuit filed be one of its employees. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit after a Black Muslim worker accused UFP Ranson,…