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Norfolk Southern reopens Heartland Corridor after repairing flood damage

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Norfolk Southern reopens Heartland Corridor after repairing flood damage

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Norfolk Southern crews work to repair a washout on the Heartland Corridor this week. NS ATLANTA – Trains are rolling again on Norfolk Southern’s Heartland Corridor after flooding on the route in southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, and eastern Ohio due to a storm that began on Friday. Both main line tracks were operational as of midday today, NS said in a customer advisory. Service between Portsmouth, Ohio, and Bluefield…See the Story

Fieldhouse to host annual Fishing Expo

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Fieldhouse to host annual Fishing Expo

WILLIAMSON — The fifth annual Tug Valley Fishing Expo will take place this Saturday at the Williamson Fieldhouse. This year the event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission to the event is $5 with kids 16…See the Story

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Man convicted for attempted murder of an officer

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Nicolas Cowan was convicted for pulling into a gas station and opening fire on officers who were investigating a domestic situation.See the Story

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Mingo County plagued with water issues during storm

WILLIAMSON — During Winter Storm Blair over the last week, many Mingo County Public Service District customers were without water for an extended period.See the Story

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Mine Wars hosting free concert series

MATEWAN — The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is excited to launch a new community concert series, Mate Street Melodies, designed to bring the people of Mingo County and the surrounding regions together through the power of music and storytelling.…See the Story

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Parkersburg man and woman charged in theft

WILLIAMSON — A Parkersburg man and woman Tye Lewandowski, 57, and Amy Hardman, 49, were arrested and charged with connection to theft of a U-Haul.See the Story

Justice · Williamson

Permit suspended for West Virginia surface mine operated by Justice family

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. (WVNS) — Bluestone Coal Corporation’s Poca surface mine's mining permit was suspended by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. According to a press release, the mining permit for Bluestone Coal Corporation’s Poca surface mine in Wyoming County, an almost 600-acre mountaintop removal coal mine operated by the Justice family, was suspended by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for var…See the Story

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Amherstdale man arrested on child neglect charges

GILBERT — An Amherstdale man is currently facing child neglect charges. Ballard Blankenship, 44, was charged with DUI causing serious bodily injury, child neglect causing bodily injury, gross neglect of child creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily…See the Story

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MCC sets officials for 2025

WILLIAMSON — The Mingo County Commission met on Jan. 2 for their first meeting of 2025. This meeting served as the organizational meeting for the year ahead.See the Story

Catholic Church · Williamson

Lawmaker behind WV funding for out-of-state school has pushed right-wing policies

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

West Virginia Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, played a key role in securing up to $5 million in state funding for an out-of-state Catholic school, the College of St. Joseph the Worker, and its right-wing advocacy plans from a fund typically tapped for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, the Water Development Authority's Economic Enhancement Grant fund. McGeehan has a lengthy history of proposing use of state resources for anti-abortioSee the Story

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