Bridgeport News

Stephen and Michael Moore of Ripley-based CNG Innovations show off one of several natural gas-powered vehicles at the first-ever Appalachian Basin NGV Expo and Conference at the Charleston Civic Center.

The West Virginia Development office will host a free workshop in Bridgeport next month to educate nonprofit organizations and donors about the Neighborhood Investment Program.

First at 11 a.m., Tomblin will join Clarksburg Mayor Patsy Trecost, Harrison County Commissioners, as well as other state and local officials for an announcement regarding state government services that will be offered in the city.

By July 2016, all West Virginia counties will be required to participate in a drug court program and provide alternative, treatment-based sentences for certain individuals convicted of drug-related crimes.

Somerset Township is seeking $246,531 in damages from a West Virginia Marcellus Shale drilling company the township says left Lusk Road in poor condition in 2011.

Five years after it first started with four cities, Home Rule will be an option for 16 others with a new law Governor Earl Ray Tomblin is expected to sign soon.

Rather than choosing from a "myriad of over 41 different business licenses and fees, businesses will apply for an annual $20.00 Municipal Business License," explained Deron Runyon, finance director, during the Thursday council work session.