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‘Feast’ film to be shot in Follansbee
FAIRMONT — A year ago, Robert Tinnell was making plans to shoot a movie about his Marion County family’s traditional Feast of the Seven Fishes celebration — in Pennsylvania.
Now, thanks to tax credits made available by the Legislature, Tinnell is now casting for a film, “Feast of the Seven Fishes,” that will be shot in Follansbee in the Northern Panhandle.
It’s still not Rivesville, where the action of the film — hearkening back to Tinnell’s childhood Christmas Eves when family would gather and cook several types of fish — but it still will be in West Virginia.
“It’s thanks to the tax credit,” Tinnell said. “That was a huge incentive. The governor came out strong and made sure it works. It’s a smart credit.”
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Back to brick surface
The Fourth Street Bridge is open.
Motorists wanting to cross between Fairmont Avenue and Locust Avenue no longer have to search for creative shortcuts to avoid the enormous hill on Seventh Street or a plethora of stoplights.
“I am very pleased that it is once again open,” said Councilman Chuck Warner, who took a trip across the bridge a few hours after it opened on Thursday morning.
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Waterline break quickly repaired
Business was interrupted downtown Thursday by a waterline break.
City of Fairmont Utilities Manager David Sago said the break occurred in a 10-inch line on Jackson Street at about 9:30 a.m.
City crews were on the scene in less than 25 minutes, Sago said.
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Haymond Street work set Tuesday
Motorists driving on Fairmont’s East Side next Tuesday will be running into some delays while state road crews prepare a portion of Haymond Street for a fresh coat of asphalt in about six months.
This project is part of the developing Gateway Connector Highway, the 1.5-mile, four-lane roadway set to connect downtown Fairmont to Interstate 79, which is set for completion at the end of this year.
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‘Out of the panic period’
Economists provided their insights into the future of the local and national economy Wednesday at the annual Morgantown Economic Outlook Conference.
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‘It’s fun to be Irish’
“I may not be Irish, but it’s fun to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day,” said Charles Long as he sat down for lunch at McAteer’s restaurant Wednesday.
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Fairmont hopes to add to K-9 unit
The Fairmont City Police Department has plans to introduce a pair of furry four-legged officers to its fleet in the near future.
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East schools focus on transition
Schools in the East attendance area have truly embraced a new initiative.
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Former county teacher acquitted
Curtis Boylen, a former Marion County teacher accused of assaulting his former stepdaughter in 2007, was acquitted of all charges earlier this week following a four-day trial in Marion County Circuit Court.
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Arrest ‘expected’ in Fairmont woman’s death
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday denied that a suspect in the case of the death of a 45-year-old Fairmont woman is “at large.”
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Evidence in dispute
According to testimony delivered by a Marion County sheriff’s deputy Tuesday, 21-year-old Jason Clay Anderson showed “no emotion” while answering questions just hours after his infant son was pronounced dead on the afternoon of June 23, 2007.
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