Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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Quarter Century Flood Control Project Secures Funding, Creates Timetable
A final step in the decades-long effort to shore up the flood-prone Mud River in Milton may have been finalized. Federal, state and local officials gathered in Milton on Monday to sign a project partner...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFish Consumption Advisory Implemented For Upper Mud Reservoir
The Mud River has long served as a fishing hub for southern West Virginia. But state health officials now advise residents to limit fish consumption from one of its reservoirs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMilton 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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