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City of Elkins plans multiple Fourth of July events
ELKINS, W.Va (WDTV) - The city of Elkins will be holding multiple events to celebrate the Fourth of July this week!. The 249th Army Band will be holding a concert at 6 p.m. on July 4th at the Rotary Amphitheater in the Elkins Town Square located behind the Elkins Depot Welcome Center.
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.
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 […]
West Virginia’s soft drink tax is repealed this week
Beginning this week, for the first time in more than 70 years, West Virginia has no tax on soft drinks. Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax during the 2022 regular legislative session. The legislation repealed the tax effective July 1. During his revenue report Monday, Gov. Jim Justice noted the tax had been eliminated […] The post West Virginia’s soft drink tax is repealed this week appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
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