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by Jonathan Weaver STAFF WRITER | Nov 28, 2020 Former local resident Aaron Williams makes a Small Business Saturday purchase from Sam Marks, co-owner of High Caliber Customs in Clarksburg. Ringing out customer, Staff photo by Jonathan Weaver CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The holiday shopping season is in full swing, COVID-19 or not, and

ED BLAZINA | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | eblazina@post-gazette.com | OCT 9, 2020 About 18 months ago, West Virginia set a goal of establishing itself as a cradle for developing new technology. That effort bore its largest fruit so far Thursday, when Virgin Hyperloop One chose an 800-acre site in the Mountain State for the $500 million Hyperloop Certification

by JoAnn Snoderly STAFF WRITER | Nov 16, 2019 Students in the Bridgeport Middle School Jazz Band perform during Music at the Mall on Saturday at Meadowbrook Mall. | Staff photo by JoAnn Snoderly The Bridgeport High School Orchestra performs during Music at the Mall on Saturday at Meadowbrook Mall.  | Staff photo by JoAnn Snoderly

via WV NEWS | by Charles Young SENIOR STAFF WRITER | October 20, 2019 Local shoppers hunt for deals on Black Friday in 2018. Staff file photo   Local retailers are currently hiring seasonal employees ahead of the upcoming holiday shopping season. Staff file photo   CLARKSBURG — Many North Central West Virginia retailers are currently in

by Jonathan Weaver STAFF WRITER Walk to End Alzheimer’s supporters gather in Meadowbrook Mall’s center court following Sunday’s event.   Staff photo by Jonathan Weaver Cindy Conway, left, and Colleen Linger, from the Harrison County Senior Citizens Center, demonstrate the activity mat functions. BRIDGEPORT — About $26,000 was raised for Alzheimer’s Disease research during the Walk

By Jeff Toquinto on September 11, 2019 When it comes to media outlets and various other entities releasing their “best of lists,” Bridgeport has typically fared well. Usually, the lists are for rankings in West Virginia. On Tuesday, a ranking came out listing the “50 Best Cities to Live in the United States.”  Bridgeport not

Planet X, a gaming business, will open at the Meadowbrook Mall by the end of the summer. BRIDGEPORT — Meadowbrook Mall will have a new tenant by the end of the summer, according to mall spokesman Joe Bell. Planet X, a 5,700-square-foot gaming emporium, is planned for a location next to Showtime Music and across

Samuel Stebbins and Grant Suneson, MSN Money Bridgeport, West Virginia > Population: 8,364 > 5 yr. population change: +3.9% > Median home value: $199,000 > Median household income: $80,462 In Bridgeport, 45.3% of adults have graduated from college, nearly the highest share of cities in the state. The high college attainment rate has likely contributed