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‘Save Coonskin Park’ Rally Draws Large Turnout
“I mean you can see from the end of the proposed destruction over there, of the mountain top removal, you can see that mountain range from my house,” Severn said. “I’m not interested in looking out my window and seeing a strip mine.”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAirport Expansion's Potential Impact On Coonskin Park Worries Local Residents
About 50 people met at the trailhead of the Alice Knight Trail in Coonskin Park Sunday at the invitation of West Virginia Rivers and West Virginians for Public Lands. The group took a one mile hike to assess the potential impact on the park from a proposed expansion of Yeager Airport's main runway.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Coonskin Park Bridge Opens
A new bridge has been dedicated at Coonskin Park in Charleston.Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the bridge Wednesday.The bridge is the new…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Park Uses Inmates to Fill Jobs
Kanawha County parks officials have made up for a shortage of summer workers at Coonskin Park by using prison inmates.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports…
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Proposed Renaming of Coonskin Park Dropped
A Kanawha County parks official has dropped a proposal to rename Coonskin Park following a public outcry.Retired state Adj. Gen. Allen Tackett tells media…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoonskin Park's Name to Change?
The head of the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking to change the name of Coonskin Park in Charleston.Retired state Adj. Gen. Allen…
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