Tamarack to Offer Online Items and Expanded Grants
Charleston AP Tamarack arts and crafts will be available online after the agency approved 285000 in development grants for the Beckley center including a 60000 contract to Arnold Agency of Charleston to upgrade the website for online sales and event bookings. A one year 225000 grant to the Tamarack Foundation supports operating expenses as the nonprofit has raised over 800000 to expand the artisan apprenticeship program.
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Charleston
Tamarack
Beckley
Arnold Agency of
Parkways Economic Development and Tourism Authority
Tamarack Foundation
Ethics panel OKs Mezzatesta lawsuit
Charleston AP report states the West Virginia Ethics Commission approved plans to sue Jerry Mezzatesta in Hampshire County to collect a $2,000 fine from an ethics case. Mezzatesta, 58, questions owing the fine after settling the case two months earlier. the commission hopes to resolve out of court before its June 2 meeting.
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Charleston
State Ethics Commission
Jerry Mezzatesta
Hampshire County
House Education
Mezzatesta
Ethics Commission
Teresa Kirk
Ben Bailey
Manchin signs bills but seeks reforms in special session
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin signed 911 service and pay raise bills while voicing flaws. He urged lawmakers to fix issues in the Board of Public Works inclusion and judicial pension system during a planned special session, aiming to address pay, benefits, and private infrastructure incentives across state agencies.
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Charleston
Joe Manchin
Manchin
Board of Public Works
Berkeley
Cabell
Kanawha
Mercer
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Senate
Marshall Universities
Manchin vetoes severance tax cuts for timber and gas
Gov. Joe Manchin vetoed a bill cutting severance taxes on timber and natural gas, citing bond funding needs for workers’ compensation. Officials warned the cuts could threaten bond issues and state investments, while Manchin urged a broader tax code review next year. Industry leaders criticized the veto as a heavy burden but noted the issue remains tied to financing bonds and future fiscal plans.
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Harleston
Joe Manchin
Manchin
Thad
Associated Press
Dick Waybright
West Virginia Forestry Association
Waybright
Charlie Burd
Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia
Burd
West Virginia
Ramp talk in Virginia mountain town spurs harvest debate
In Whitetop Virginia locals recall ramp picking days as federal limits on North Carolina harvest raise concerns. Forest Service sees risk from over gathering as ramp festivals grow in popularity while the town hosts its Ramp Eating Festival and volunteers prepare to harvest for a community event.
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Whitetop
Doyle Hensley
Hensley
North Carolina
U.S. Forest Service
Virginia
Ceci Thomas
Mount Rogers National Recreation
Thomas
Appalachians
Fire Department
Forest Service
Dean Blevins
Mount Rogers
Blevins
Serial litterer banned from Clarke County for two years
West Virginia man Parviz Modaber, 73, of Harpers Ferry was banned from Clarke County Virginia for two years after repeated trash dumping across the state line. The judge warned he could face jail if he violates the order. Modaber has four prior littering convictions since 2000 and a history of failed counseling and fines.
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Berryville
West Virginia
Clarke County
General District Court
Norman deVere Morrison
Parviz Modaber
Harpers Ferry
Morrison
Modaber
Perka
Robert Smalley
John Crawford
Bng
Crawford
Winchester
Paul Morrison
Judge Morrison
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Oks Mezzatesta
National Forest
Whitetop Mountain
Bird
Lelievers
Swords Creek, VA
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