Tag: Southern W.Va.

Hobet Mine Site 'Poised' for Transformation into Rock Creek Development Park

About a year after Gov. Tomblin announced he would spend his last year in office focused on an economic development project on a former mountaintop removal mine site, the project itself has its first investor and a new name.

Tomblin announced in a press conference at the Capitol Thursday that the former Hobet mine site would become the Rock Creek Development Park.

The “seed project” for the site, as he called it, is a three-part investment of the West Virginia National Guard. 

The Guard will use a portion of the 12,000 acre site in Boone County to expand its training operations for members from across the state. The group will also utilizes some of the land for an agriculture project that will include apple orchards and greenhouses.

The third portion of the Guard investment is an expansion of their national maintenance support facility, something West Virginia Adjutant Gen. James Hoyer said will make the West Virginia Guard “exceptionally competitive” in the Department of Defense for future projects.

The National Guard programs will initially bring 8 new jobs to the site with more in the future.

Tomblin said Thursday the Rock Creek Development Park could become a hub for industrial, commercial, and residential development in southern West Virginia.

More Rain, Thunderstorms Expected Across the State

More rain is expected Monday in parts of the state already experiencing high waters due to weekend showers. 

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch from noon Monday through Tuesday morning for the majority of the state, including central, southwestern and northern West Virginia with an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain forecasted. A flash flood warning has also been issued for counties in the southwestern part of the state. A thunderstorm watch has been issued for much of the southern part of the state until 10 p.m. this evening.

The counties under the flash flood watch are shown in dark green. Counties in pink are under a severe thunderstorm watch. Counties in red have a flash flood warning. 

Because of the storms that came through the area Sunday evening, hundreds of Appalachian Power customers in five counties were still without power as of Monday morning. They include:

  • Kanawha County: 710 customers
  • Logan County: 160
  • Mercer County: 139
  • Monroe County: 114
  • Roane County: 646

First Energy, which owns Mon Power and Potomac Edison, was reporting less then 10 customers without power Tuesday morning. 
High water has been reported on some roadways across southern West Virginia.

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