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Local unemployment jumps significantly in 2009 (The Martinsburg Journal)
MARTINSBURG - Jefferson County's average monthly unemployment rate for the 2009 calendar year came in significantly lower than the state's average and well below Berkeley County's and Morgan County's, according to data recently released by Workforce West Virginia. Jefferson County's average monthly unemployment rate last year was 6.7 percent, compared to the state's rate of 8 percent.Interstate roadblock to continue until Monday evening as snow and ice removal resumes (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - West Virginia Division of Highways crews resumed shutting down alternating lanes of Interstate 81 through Berkeley County to remove ice and snow from the highway Monday afternoon. Traffic is being stopped to accommodate the large machinery needed to remove the packed snow, but there is no accident.
Interstate open again after ice removal efforts (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - Southbound lanes of Interstate 81 are now opened following ice and snow removal efforts by the West Virginia Division of Highways Monday in Berkeley County. DOH officials were forced to shut down lanes in order to bring in graders, heavy equipment used to remove thick ice, to prevent additional accidents on the highway.
Eastern Panhandle schools also to be closed Wednesday (The Herald-Mail) Schools in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties in West Virginia will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to inclement weather, school officials announced this evening.
National Guard aids with local snow removal, deliveries to area residents (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - West Virginia National Guard members are making a difference locally, helping with snow removal and making deliveries for area residents who are still having trouble because of snow-packed roads. National Guard spokesman Lt. Col.
Thousands lose power, schools closed after snow storm (West Virginia Public Broadcasting) Gov. Manchin plans to tour northern and eastern West Virginia today to survey damage from this past weekend’s snow and ice storm.
Massive cleanup ongoing (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - As the storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow in Berkeley County finally subsided, officials quickly switched their focus to the cleanup effort. "Right now things have slowed down, thank goodness," said Steve Allen, director of the Berkeley County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, on Sunday. "The guys are doing a bang-up job.
Berkeley County Commission briefs (The Herald-Mail) Weekend triathlon set for June; Pet, feral cat policy adopted
Berkeley Commission lends support to I-81 Coalition (The Martinsburg Journal) MARTINSBURG - Berkeley County Commission members agreed Thursday to lend support to the Interstate 81 Corridor Coalition, a collective effort that organizers hope will bring as much as $1.7 million in federal funding to the roadway.
Blizzard cleanup continues as another storm moves in (The Herald-Mail) WASHINGTON COUNTY More than 48 hours after the weekends snow stopped falling, some Washington County roads remained snow-packed Monday, and rental companies were overwhelmed with requests for snowblowers and backhoes as residents continued to clean up after the storm.