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Jefferson County Commission OKs Collections For Unpaid Ambulance Fees

Jefferson County Administrator Edwina Benites Resigns

Observer Weekly — November 5, 2026

Election Night In Jefferson County

Observer Weekly — Election Guide Special Issue

Jefferson County’s Budget Reserves Are Shrinking

Observer Weekly — October 29, 2026

2026 Election Guide

Jefferson County Celebrates 225 Years Of History

WV Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Diesel Fuel Emergency Declaration

Jefferson County Rejected For Summit Point Water Utility Grant

Observer Weekly — October 22, 2026

Valley North Transmission Line Project Has Revised Maps

Observer Weekly — October 15, 2026

Jefferson County Puts Downtown Buildings Up For Sale

Rippon Solar Project Files Update To Construction Plan

CTUB Completes Investigation Into DEP Permit Application

Observer Weekly — October 8, 2026

Observer Weekly — October 1, 2026

Gov. Morrisey’s Nuclear Plan Draws Fire in Jefferson County and Beyond

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Gov. Morrisey’s Nuclear Plan Draws Fire in Jefferson County and Beyond

2026-09-28 Tagged With: FOIA, government transparency, Governor Patrick Morrisey, Harpers Ferry, HB2014, Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, US DOE

Governor Patrick Morrisey in Harpers Ferry on July 4 2026

Governor Patrick Morrisey is pushing back hard on an unfolding story about the proposal West Virginia submitted for a nuclear campus program planned by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  Read the Full Story >>

Data Center Plan From West Virginia Department Of Commerce Light On Details

2026-08-13 Tagged With: Bedington, data centers, HB2014, Penzance, QTS Data Centers

WV Governor Patrick Morrisey (at podium) flanked by Del. Wayne Clark (left) and State Senator Randy Smith (right). Image courtesy WV Governor’s Office.

The WV Department of Commerce published a plan for data center development on August 7. Read the Full Story >>

Bedington Data Center Project Seeks Construction Permit 

2026-07-30 Tagged With: Bedington, data centers, HB2014, WV DEP

NPDES sign in Bedington

Penzance has filed an application for a stormwater construction permit for its Bedington data center project. Read the Full Story >>

Data Center Project Planned For Summit Point

2026-04-30 Tagged With: data centers, HB2014, Summit Point, Summit Point utility project

summit point parcel map highlighting data center parcel

Ryan Stuart Development is working on plans for a data center project to be located northwest of Summit Point, West Virginia. Read the Full Story >>

Expert Panel Discusses Data Centers in West Virginia

2026-04-02 Tagged With: data centers, HB2014, QTS Data Centers

panelists on stage

The Stubblefield Instutute at Shepherd University hosted a panel discussion about data centers on March 31 2026. Read the Full Story >>

Google Plans To Build Data Center Campus In Putnam County, West Virginia

2026-03-27 Tagged With: data centers, HB2014

Putnam County data center site (outline)

Google plans to build a data center campus in Putnam County, West Virginia according to Governor Patrick Morrisey. Read the Full Story >>

Data Center Project Planned In Bedington Area Of Berkeley County

2026-03-05 Tagged With: Bedington, Berkeley County, data centers, HB2014

map of planned Bedigton data center project

The area around the village of Bedington in Berkeley County has been announced as WV's first “high-impact data center” site. Read the Full Story >>

State Proposes Rule For Fast-Tracking Data Center Projects

2025-11-26 Tagged With: data centers, HB2014, microgrids

fiber optic cables buried in ground

The West Virginia Department of Commerce has proposed rules to implement a data center and microgrid law enacted earlier this year.  Read the Full Story >>

Data Center Microgrid Bill Passes WV House & Senate, To Governor For Signature

2025-04-12 Tagged With: data centers, Governor Patrick Morrisey, HB2014, microgrids, WV House of Delegates, WV Senate

HB 2014 microcenter tax distribution - amended April 12 2025

The West Virginia House of Delegates made a final amendment to HB 2014 ("Certified Microgrid Program") late in the afternoon on April 12 before passing the bill.  Read the Full Story >>

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