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  • How an Alum Creek carpenter just gained a say in state jobs

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  • Thursday: A.M. flurries; cloudy, colder, with a high of 34 and low of 27 degrees.
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  • Saturday: Low clouds may break; cold, with a high of 35 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Governor Morrisey Announces New Appointments to State Boards - West Virginia Daily News (wvdn.com) — An Alum Creek resident, veteran bridge carpenter Gary McCallister, has been appointed to the state’s Workforce Development Board, giving local tradespeople a direct voice in West Virginia’s job-training priorities. He’ll draw on decades of bridge-building experience and his work helping former inmates and young people connect with in-demand vocational careers across the state.
   

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  • The 500 Block of Campbells Creek Dr has been reopened.
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St. Albans

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  • Second man charged in deadly Charleston shooting, records say (wchstv.com)
  • Snow causes wrecks and delays Monday (wowktv.com)

South Charleston

  • New restaurant and convenience store opens in South Charleston (wowktv.com)

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