Redevelopment Authority looking at solar, other projects
NANCY PEYTON ( HD Williamson News) 06/09/2021 The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority provided a quarterly update during the Mingo County Commission June 2. Information provided included programs pertaining to broadband, solar energy and other plans for the county. Executive Director Lisa Johnson said the Redevelopment Authority was recently approved for a project to add solar panels at Blue Acre Aquaponics, and that the installation should be complete by October. “At the a


Mingo County Commission approves new water rates
By Bruce Justice 06/04/2021 The Mingo County Commission met in a long session followed by a public hearing concerning water rates and tariffs. During the meeting, the group cleared one of the last hurdles for a water project, obtained insurance information and heard various reports. J.B. Heflin, executive director of the Mingo County PSD, and Lisa Wells, of the West Virginia Region II Planning and Development Office, both talked to the commission about the Beech Creek and Ben


Golf course operator asks MCRA to consider reducing amount of original purchase agreement
By Bruce Justice 06/06/2021 The lessee/operator and eventual purchaser of the Twisted Gun Golf Course attended last week’s Mingo County Redevelopment Authority meeting with a request. Addressing the board, Ernie Sammons requested that the MCRA consider the unanticipated operational losses and everyday maintenance costs that he has incurred during the last six years of his lease and reduce the original payout price to help offset some of his losses. Sammons’ Bella Vista, LLC l

