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Energy & Environment Caroline MacGregor,

Milton Declines Purchase Offer From W.Va. American Water

In February, West Virginia American Water made a formal offer to purchase the town’s water system for $13 million. During a public hearing Tuesday night the city voted unanimously against that offer.

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Government Shepherd Snyder,

Milton To Receive Federal Funding To Help Complete Flood Prevention Project

The money comes from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help support the town’s Lower Mud River Flood Risk Management project. It would build a flood wall that would span approximately one and a half miles along the river starting from east Milton and ending at an embankment about 500 feet south of U.S. Route 60. 

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Government David Adkins,

USDA Funds Water Infrastructure In Milton And Tyler County

The Mountain State is receiving funding for water infrastructure from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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April 8, 1979: Writer Breece D'J Pancake Commits Suicide

Writer BreeceD’J Pancake died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 8, 1979. The South Charleston native grew up in Milton, which became the…

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