CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join host Rick Johnson to discuss rural broadband, continuing flood relief efforts in southern West Virginia, Ripley’s Independence Day Celebration and the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships.
In Segment 1, Nicholas County Commission President Craig Chapman opens our show by sharing some of the things coming to Nicholas County, such as broadband opportunities, tourism and a solar project coming to an abandoned strip mine.
In Segment 2, Pastor Brad Davis returns to IWVP to give an update on relief response efforts from the flooding that hit southern West Virginia earlier this year, which left many people, including himself, displaced from their homes. He says a conglomeration of churches is working together to help with needs such as water distribution.
In Segment 3, Ripley Mayor Carolyn Rader visits our set to give a sneak peek of “America’s Largest Small Town Independence Day Celebration” in Ripley. This year’s celebration will run from July 2 through July 5, with the traditional Ripley’s 4th of July Parade set to step off on Friday, July 4.
In Segment 4, we round out or show with our very own StormTracker 13 Meteorologist Bryan Hughes sitting down with Rick to talk about the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships that have been going on in downtown Charleston.
