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cblack@newsandsentinel.com Tim Cantwell and his crew from TC Towing and Repair came to Cairo to help with the recovery of the Veterans Memorial after it was damaged due to flooding last month. (Photo Provided) CAIRO — After sustaining damage from recent flooding, the Veterans Memorial in Cairo is being repaired and will be moved to a safer location. Since 2017, the memorial needed work done but with the damage to the retaining wall Feb. 28, that project became more of a necessity. The day after the damage, former Cairo resident Tim Cantwell of TC Towing and Repair came on the scene to ass...

/ West Virginia expects to receive at least $4 billion in direct federal funding and benefits from the American Rescue Plan that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the broad-sweeping aid package into law Friday. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin met with members of the West Virginia Municipal League (WVML), West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACO) and County Commissioners Association of West Virginia (CCAWV) yesterday to discuss specifics of the legislation. Along with direct funding in the form of direct payments and tax credits, West Virgini...

Mar 4, 2021 BEVERLY — The history of the Underground Railroad in West Virginia is still something of a mystery even after all these years. A series of safe points from the Deep South leading into Canada, spirituals such as “Follow the Gourd” were integral to guiding enslaved men, women, and children to a life of freedom up north. While certain routes along the Underground Railroad are well-known in the Northern and Eastern Panhandles and along the Ohio River, the heart of the Mountain State has not been examined in great detail. On Feb. 20, Dr. Christopher Mielke, the Executive Directo...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — One person from Wood County was confirmed as a death from the COVID-19 coronavirus Wednesday morning from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The state confirmed the death of a76-year-old male from Wood County, according to the Wednesday morning pandemic update from the department. Eleven additional deaths from the virus were confirmed in the 24-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday morning. The total of deaths since the pandemic started a year ago was at 2,285 as of Wednesday morning. Deaths were also confirmed on Wednesday...

UPDATE: W.Va. reports 1 death, 421 new COVID-19 cases on Friday WTAP UPDATE: 2/26/21 10:30 A.M. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported one death and 421 new COVID-19 cases in statistics updated Friday morning, leaving the state with 2,291 deaths and 131,234 cases. The death confirmed by the DHHR was a 68-year-old Webster County woman. “As we solemnly observe this tragic loss of life, we must continue to fight this virus,” DHHR Secretary Bill J. Crouch said. “It is our duty to protect our family members and neighbors...