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After a decade of talk, Beckley officials are finally prepared to take the final step toward altering the city of Beckley’s form of government.

Not that anyone was surprised, but when Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made his long-anticipated announcement on Thursday afternoon that he would not seek reelection, newspapers around the state quickly pieced

The New River Transit Authority is seeking aid from the local governments it serves in Raleigh and Fayette counties to cover increased operating costs as well as a loss of

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — There’s an adage, “The best journey takes you home.”On Friday, October 13, 2023, a piece of Beckley history returned to town, after almost 200 years. Robert and Donna Kearfott, of Florida, came into Beckley on Friday morning, driving to town with a mission. They were bringing “home” a transit, compass and […]

Thumbs up to both Mayor Rob Rappold and the Beckley Common Council for approving a $2-an-hour pay raise for some 40 Beckley Board of Public Works employees earlier this week

A $2 hourly increase for the roughly 40 Beckley Board of Public Works employees was approved Tuesday night in a unanimous vote by the Beckley Common Council during its regular

The Beckley Common Council, at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, will vote on pay raises for Beckley Board of Works employees that are about half the amount previously approved

Not often, but when I am out walking alone late at night, past midnight, the vision comes to me in a flash, a beat or two, and then it is

Beckley, w.va. – The West Virginia Hive, the entrepreneurial arm of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), secured a $99,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The city of Beckley is helping pave the way for a new veterans nursing home in the city.