radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 05-28-26

Good morning,The legal battle over the historic Greenbrier Resort is heating up as lenders fight for control. Following an announcement by U.S. Senator Jim Justice’s family that they secured a new lender, the current loan holder filed an aggressive counter-motion. White Sulphur Springs Holdings wants a federal judge to place the hotel into receivership until the outstanding two-hundred-and-eighty-nine million dollar debt is paid in full.Meanwhile, Emerson Avenue commuters face lingering delays following a chaotic two-vehicle crash. Parkersburg emergency crews responded after an Amazon delivery truck collided with a tow truck, snapping a utility pole and knocking out power to nearby stoplights. The collision left power lines draped over both vehicles, trapping a wrecker service driver inside.And a major shakeup to the Parkersburg Urban Renewal Authority is on hold after a divided City Council meeting. In a narrow five-to-four vote, council tabled a resolution that would strip the authority from being run entirely by council members. The proposal would hand a majority of control over the agency's six-figure budget to five unelected, appointed residents.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.