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Wildfires are expected to get worse in West Virginia. The state isn’t prepared to protect people and property
WARDENSVILLE — As Peggy Barb peered out her living room window, flakes of smoldering ash began to fall on her wooden deck. Tucked in the forest of Hardy County, her home was battered by strong winds that carried smoke from the wildfire closer. As the flames from the Moores Run Fire approached, Barb fled the […] Wildfires are expected to get worse in West Virginia. The state isn’t prepared to protect people and property appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Shenandoah County School Board joins social media lawsuit
WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV) - The Shenandoah County School Board is joining several other school districts in suing TikTok and other social media platforms. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have been in the national spotlight for several months, after facing a potential ban in the United States and a lawsuit from the Department of Justice. Staunton-based law firm Timberlake Smith gave the Shenandoah County School Board the opportunity to join a multi-district lawsuit against ByteDance and other social media companies.
The Yard Crawl is coming, rain or shine
Rain or shine, it is almost time for the Annual Yard Crawl!. This Saturday, the largest yard sale in the Shenandoah Valley begins at 7 am and stretches along Route 11 from Frederick County through Shenandoah County. There is no official starting or ending point. The 43 mile stretch of...
Counties suffering from severe drought placed under flood watch with Debby approaching
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The parts of West Virginia that need rain the most are under a flood watch with Tropical Storm Debby approaching. The National Weather Service has placed an area from Elkins east to Martinsburg under the watch from Thursday evening through Friday evening. The counties under the...
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