In Around West Virginia: restaurants in Martinsburg can now serve mimosas on Sunday mornings, a bank files a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, and educators collect school supplies for flood victims.
n Restaurants and bars in Martinsburg may now sell alcohol to Sunday morning brunch-goers, The Journal reports. Martinsburg was able to use its home-rule status to allow Sunday morning alcohol sales without a voter referendum.
n Huntington National Bank has filed a lawsuit against West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation, The Exponent Telegram reports. Lawyers for the bank allege the foundation owes $24 million. Foundation officials said they had been negotiating with the bank in good faith. They also said the foundation was experiencing financial problems since the occupancy rate at the I-79 Technology Park has dropped from 75 percent to 39 percent in the past few years.
n Mercer County teachers, students and parents held a school supply collection drive for West Virginia flood victims, The Princeton Times reports. Up to 8,500 kids were affected by the flooding.
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