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Fayette County Man Admits Guilt
BECKLEY, W.VA.- On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, John Gray, 39, of Oak Hill, West Virginia, appeared in U.S. District Court for the Southern District and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn to a federal charge of Distribution of Methamphetamine. According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson, during...
Beckley Common Council declines to transfer Pinecrest Industrial Park to Raleigh County Commission
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — In a move that surprised many, Beckley Common Council declined to transfer the 146-acre Pinecrest Industrial Park to Raleigh County Commission during the regular Council meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Council was set to vote on a second reading of the transfer agreement during the Tuesday meeting, when all seven […]
Pinecrest property ordinance fails to pass on second reading at Beckley City Council meeting
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The hot-button issue of a proposed ordinance conveying over one hundred acres of real estate to the Raleigh County Commission failed to pass on its second reading during Tuesday’s Beckley City Council meeting. Not dissimilar to the circumstances of the September 10, 2024, meeting of Beckley City Council, discussion of the […]
Committee member says Beckley city manager hiring practices were fair
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A member of Beckley Common Council struck back on Thursday, September 26, 2024, after a candidate for city manager alleged the hiring process was unfair. At-Large Councilman Cody Reedy, who was part of the selection committee which worked with the hiring firm Baker Tilley to choose candidates for the city manager […]
Beckley Common Council selects city’s first city manager, but local candidate questions the process
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Beckley Common Council selected the city’s first city manager during the regular meeting of Council on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. A local candidate, Danielle Stewart, said prior to the announcement on Tuesday she and another local candidate applied and interviewed with Baker Tilley, the firm which fielded candidates for a selection […]
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