Breaking News

Councilor says city forming policy on facial recognition cameras

MORGANTOWN – Morgantown City Councilor Joe Abu-Ghannam said he is working with city staff on an ordinance regarding the use of facial recognition technology on city-owned property. His comments, shared at the end of Tuesday’s meeting, come as public pushback against the Monongalia County ...

Kingwood requests a new zoning board chairman

KINGWOOD - Kingwood City Council voted to set up a meeting with the local Zoning Board and ask that a new chairman be selected. The board lost its chairman when Joe Williams won a seat on City Council during the May primary election. The Zoning Board is responsible for implementing and ...

Halloween changing in Granville: Town back to door-to-door trick-or-treating

GRANVILLE – Town council will join its neighbors, Morgantown and Star City, when welcoming ghouls and goblins, voting Tuesday to hold trick-or-treat hours on Halloween, Oct. 31. Previously, Morgantown City Council and Star City Town Council voted to always schedule trick-or-treat hours on ...

Commissioner takes exception to AI-generated image amid Flock pushback

MORGANTOWN – A social media post depicting Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom in a military uniform before a background of Flock-style cameras drew the ire of Commissioner Jeff Arnett, who addressed it Wednesday at the end of the latest commission meeting dominated by public ...

Funding the final outstanding detail of warming shelter

MORGANTOWN – Compared to years past, details surrounding this year’s emergency winter warming shelter appear to be coming together ahead of schedule. We know where it’s going to be. Morgantown Community Resources, the nonprofit board that operates Hazel’s House of Hope, has approved ...