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November 30 Deadline for Public Comment On Ranson Planning Map

Events & Activities – November 2023

Jefferson County Commission Misses Grant Deadlines

Commissioners Attempt To Repeal Part Of County Zoning Ordinance

Jefferson County Lights Up For Halloween

Red Summer 1919 – An Instrumental Opera

Cryptid Cave Escape Room

A Crash Course In Bird Feathers

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State Legislature Meets For Special Session In August

August, 2023 Tagged With: fire and rescue, In Print Sep 2023, personal property tax, state budget, WV Corrections Department, WV Legislature

The West Virginia legislature passed 35 bills during a special session in August 2023. Read the Full Story >>

West Virginia Legislature’s Meeting Schedule

August, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Sep 2023, WV Legislature

The West Virginia state capitol in Charleston.

Explaining the schedule of the West Virginia Legislature. Read the Full Story >>

Watching The West Virginia Legislature

January, 2023 Tagged With: In Print Feb 2023, politics, WV House of Delegates, WV Legislature, WV Senate

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The West Virginia state legislature convened on January 11 2023 for a sixty day regular session. Read the Full Story >>

Census Numbers Drive Redistricting

August, 2021 Tagged With: census, economic development, housing, WV Legislature

The 2021 West Virginia House of Delagate's district map.

According to the 2020 Census results, West Virginia is a lot less crowded than it was a decade ago. With an overall drop of over 59,000 residents since 2010 (a 3.3% decrease), the state’s population decline stands out even from the other two states to lose population over the past decade, Mississippi (down 0.2%) and Illinois (down 0.1%). However, the story is a bit different in the Eastern Panhandle. Read the Full Story >>

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