Clarksburg council member Lopez restored to full member status with resolution
The city will also pay Lopez $50,000 as part of the agreement
The city will also pay Lopez $50,000 as part of the agreement
Lopez’s lawyer said the two sides have reached an agreement
The tribunal determined there was no hard evidence Lopez was directly involved in a conspiracy and the timing of the petition was off
Three Clarksburg council members requested the panel as part of a suit against Zeke Lopez
General manager John Aman will serve 21 month for bank fraud, Zeke Lopez will fill the position in the interim
Public service is an admirable endeavor. Some of the best among us choose to dedicate their time, energies and expertise to community service for altruistic reasons. Local boards and commissions typically pay small amounts to the members, so the benevolence of the action is the real reward. But sometimes petty politics and good-old-boy shenanigans cloud
The recommendations were approved last week by the Harrison County Commission and are expected to be voted on by Clarksburg Thursday
Did some of the political shenanigans virus from Mingo County spread to Harrison County? Follow along here and see what you think. Last week, the board of Harrison County’s public transit system, CENTRA, voted to retain John Aman as its general manager. Just one problem: Aman will soon begin serving a prison term of nearly
Four new appointees were named after public concerns regarding the decisions of the previous board
The Harrison County Commission and Clarksburg City Council will meet Thursday to potentially appoint five new board members
CLARKSBURG, W.Va–Clarksburg City Councilman Sam “Zeke” Lopez is facing a 30-day suspended sentence and one-year probation after being found guilty of domestic assault. A jury deliberated for nearly five hours Wednesday after hearing testimony from a number of people during the trial, including former Clarksburg Police Chief Marshall, Goff, Zeke Lopez himself, two friends of the
A free society rests on the necessary presumption that the rule of law prevails; no individual is above the law. We know that principle has unfortunate exceptions. Sometimes it is abused by the well-connected or the well-heeled. We witnessed one of those exceptions this week in Clarksburg. Last April, Clarksburg police were called to the
“Number one, I’ve got a lot to give,” Marshall Goff said.
The 53-page audit questioned the presence of proper controls and ethics for the bus service
A date for the tribunal to rule on if Samuel “Zeke” Lopez abused his position to delay a criminal complaint has not been set
The interim general manager position was eliminated
He and another officer had faced federal charges for the handling of case involving a Clarksburg council member.
U.S. Attorney will talk about Clarksburg Police Department during Tuesday afternoon press conference.