MCRA Optimistic about Twin Branch Drag Strip
EAST WILLIAMSON – Leasha Johnson, executive director of the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority, said she is “cautiously optimistic”...
Appalachian Power Awards Economic Development Grants
HUNTINGTON - The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority has been awarded a $20,000 grant to support a new strategic marketing plan and...
Officials: Small Jet Manufacturer Showing Interest in Mingo County
A small jet manufacturer located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is currently expressing interest in becoming the first manufacturing...
Redevelopment Chief Calls for More Diversification
Mingo County needs to diversify its economy and at the same time continue to work with the coal industry, according to Leasha Johnson,...
Twin Branch Drag Strip Gets Boost from the MCRA
Pete Scalzo, a drag racing enthusiast and developer from Sarasota, Florida, appeared before the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority at...
Johnson: New Federal Guideline Delays Aquaponics Project at Kermit
A new federal guideline implemented by the funding and oversight agency for all Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Pilot projects has slightly...
Leaders Discuss Steps to Open New Airport
WILLIAMSON - U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., met with Mingo County leaders on Thursday to discuss what it will take to open the new...
Easement for Airport Authority Provisionally Approved
At a recent Mingo County Airport Authority meeting, board members were informed by Chapman Technical Group’s Brian Huffman that he would...
Twisted Gun a 'true gem' of Mingo County
WHARNCLIFFE, W.Va. - Tucked deep into the hills of Southern West Virginia sits one of the finest public golf courses in the state....
Twin Branch Drag Strip Still in Works
The revving of engines may soon be echoing from the mountain tops in southern West Virginia as plans continue for the Twin Branch Drag...
