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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

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Jefferson County’s Budget Reserves Are Shrinking

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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

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

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Mountain Pure

Sidewinder Files Lawsuit Against Jefferson County Planning Commission

2025-04-17 Tagged With: Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

protect middleway signs on table during March 11 public workshop

Sidewinder LLC has filed a petition in Circuit Court seeking to move forward with its plans for a water bottling plant in Middleway. Read the Full Story >>

Planning Commission Denies Plan For Middleway Bottling Plant

2025-03-12 Tagged With: Jefferson County Foundation, Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Jefferson County Planning Commissioni, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

crowd at planning commission meeting

The Jefferson County Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny the Sidewinder water bottling plant concept plan. Read the Full Story >>

Manufacturing In Middleway — A Brief History

2025-03-11 Tagged With: Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

image from Commercial Liability Partners website (circa 2018)

The industrial site near Middleway that is being proposed for redevelopment as a water bottling factory by Sidewinder Enterprises dates to just after World War II. Read the Full Story >>

Does Jefferson County Zoning Permit Water Extraction?

2025-02-07 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling, zoning ordinance

public hearing notice for bottling factory

Water extraction is not defined as a use in the Jefferson County Zoning Ordinance. Read the Full Story >>

WVDOH Planning Roundabout For Middleway Intersection

2025-02-07 Tagged With: In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling, West Virginia Department of Highways

sketch of Middleway roundabout

The West Virginia Division of Highways is planning to construct a roundabout at the Leetown Road - Middleway Pike intersection. Read the Full Story >>

Preservation Alliance Of WV Designates Middleway Historic District As Endangered

2025-02-07 Tagged With: Historic Landmarks Commission, historic preservation, In Print 2025 Feb-Mar, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

cemetery lane in Middleway

The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) has added the Middleway Historic District to its West Virginia Endangered Properties List.  Read the Full Story >>

Public Hearing For Middleway Water Bottling Project Postponed To February

2024-12-16 Tagged With: Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

Christine Wimer and attorneys

The special meeting of the Jefferson County Planning Commission that was scheduled for Tuesday, December 17 has been cancelled. Read the Full Story >>

New Plan Submitted For Middleway Water Bottling Facility

2024-11-20 Tagged With: In Print Dec 2024, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

revised concept plan sketch for Mountain Pure water bottling project

Sidewinder Enterprises submitted a new concept plan for its Mountain Pure water bottling facility project in Middleway on November 15 2024. Read the Full Story >>

Plan for Middleway Water Bottling Facility Rejected

2024-11-20 Tagged With: In Print Dec 2024, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

representives for Sidewinder present to Planning Commission

The Jefferson County Planning Commission voted on November 12 2024 to reject the concept plan for a proposed water bottling facility in Middleway.  Read the Full Story >>

Water Bottling Plant Planned In Middleway

2024-11-01 Tagged With: In Print Nov 2024, Jefferson County Planning Commission, Middleway, Mountain Pure, Sidewinder, Water Bottling

concept plan for Middleway water bottling site

A plan for a water bottling facility in Middleway is on the Nov 12 2024 Jefferson County Planning Commission meeting agenda. Read the Full Story >>

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