Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Cabell-Huntington Opioid Lawsuit Continues On
Money from the lawsuit against opioid distributors AmeriSource Bergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson Corporation is already being distributed to cities and counties around the state by the West Virginia First Foundation. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Supreme Court Declines To Decide In Opioid Appeal
This is an evolving story and may be updated. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has declined to answer whether the opioid epidemic in Cabell County and the city of Huntington ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHuntington City Council Approves Low Barrier Shelter Funding Plan
The Huntington City Council approved a resolution submitted by Mayor Patrick Farrell Monday evening to fund a newly proposed, unique homeless shelter rather than providing funds for the ongoing Huntington City Mission’s low barrier emergency facility.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA New Emergency Shelter In Huntington, Understanding The DEI Bill And Egg Alternatives, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, what a DEI bill advancing through the legislature potentially means for the state, Huntington announces a new emergency shelter and a look at egg alternatives.
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Huntington To Open New Low Barrier Homeless Shelter
As communities across West Virginia have implemented camping bans that target homeless people with nowhere to sleep, the city of Huntington on Tuesday announced a very different approach. The city...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHuntington Mayor Sends DOGE, GSA Call To Action Letter
Huntington Mayor Patrick Farrell has released the contents of a letter he wrote to administrators of the Department of Government Efficiency and the General Services Administration suggesting that relocating federal workers from Washington, D.C., to Huntington would save taxpayer money, offer more affordable housing, and provide a safer place to live and work.
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