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This is the sixth year that local sheriff's deputies, police officers, and state troopers were invited to join local firemen on Main Street as part of the "Fireman's Parade.
This is the sixth year that local sheriff's deputies, police officers, and state troopers were invited to join local firemen on Main Street as part of the "Fireman's Parade.
Friday, May 17 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:58:49 GMT
Everyone gets a lead foot every so often. But a study showing that West Virginia has more fatalities from car wrecks than other areas in the United States may have drivers on Interstate 79 hitting the brakes.
Everyone gets a lead foot every so often. But a study showing that West Virginia has more fatalities from car wrecks than other areas in the United States may have drivers on Interstate 79 hitting the brakes.
Woodland Community Lenders is helping local businesses see new life.
The group provides low-interest loans funded by grants, donations, and federal re-lending programs.
Eligible businesses, like the Tip Top Coffee Shop in Thomas, can use the money to help pay for improvements.
The coffee shop used its low interest, fixed rate loan to buy new furniture and equipment.
"We're trying to provide an alternative to traditional lending to businesses that may not be able to get financing through a regular bank so its often characterize as putting character before credit," said Dave Clark, of Woodlands Development Group.
Woodlands fosters economic development and downtown revitalization.
It serves communities in Randolph, Barbour, and Tucker counties.
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