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West Virginia man escapes from Correctional Center after being allowed to go to church on Sunday
West Virginia officials are looking for a man from the Mountain State that escaped a correctional center. Officials say Gregory Dale Stewart escaped from the Parkersburg Correctional Center while he was on furlough to go to church on Sunday.
A look at Buckhannon’s Fourth of July weekend events
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) - The city of Buckhannon will host its Fourth of July events on Friday, and officials say the public is sure to have a blast. “Well, they want to be down in Jawbone Park at 5 PM, We are going to have our famous chicken dinners, with Create Buckhannon. A lot of vendors, a lot of food available, the snow street band is going to be performing, and then at sundown, at dark, we will have an extravaganza of fireworks,” said Randy Sanders, City Recorder & Information Coordinator.
WV DCR announces new pay rates
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (WV DCR) announced that special hiring rate increases will go into effect today, July 1. The State Personnel Board (SPB) has approved implementing these special hiring rates for Correctional Officer 1 through Correctional Officer 7 positions at WV DCR facilities statewide. Additionally, Correctional […]
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