In Around West Virginia: Sunday morning alcohol sales in Shepherdstown, a substance abuse treatment facility for Parkersburg, the declining teen birth rate, and more.
n Shepherdstown's city attorney is working on an ordinance allowing restaurants to serve alcohol on Sunday mornings, The Journal reports. During its session, the West Virginia Legislature passed the "brunch bill" allowing counties to put Sunday alcohol sales up for a vote, but Shepherdstown doesn't have to hold a referendum because of the city's home rule status. n Recovery Point of West Virginia is opening a treatment facility for men in Parkersburg, The State Journal reports. The facility will serve between 60 and 100 men.
n While the teen birth rate in West Virginia remains higher than most other states, the rate has been declining over the last two years, MetroNews reports. Dr. Rahul Gupta, Commissioner of DHHR's Bureau for Public Health and State Health Officer, said the rate has declined by about 15 percent.
n Beckley Council members are divided on whether to enact a nondiscrimination ordinance that extends protections to LGBT residents, according to The Register-Herald. Three candidates said they would support a nondiscrimination ordinance and two oppose.
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