Matt Busse

The natural gas company Williams plans to add just over 26 miles of pipeline in the county adjacent to its existing Transco corridor. It’s part of a larger project to allow its system to carry more natural gas.

The utility says the 7.5-megawatt system in Grayson and Smyth counties would improve reliability for nearly 2,800 customers on its Glade-Whitetop circuit, which is among the most difficult to reach when repairs are needed.

The new organization, called “EO” for “Endless Opportunity,” will manage the United Way’s $10 million portfolio of education and workforce initiatives.

The 303-mile natural gas project is now set to be done in the second quarter of this year and could end with a final construction price tag of up to $7.63 billion. The lead developer also provided new details on its progress boring under the Appalachian Trail and Roanoke River.

A creditor of Bluestone Resources, owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family, says Carter Bank improperly received money that should have gone to other creditors. The bank says it “vehemently” objects to the claim.

A trustee for a lending firm alleges that a company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family improperly paid Carter Bank & Trust more than $200 million to satisfy debt owed by the Justices but not by that business.

An attorney for the six residents of Montgomery, Franklin and Roanoke counties said they plan to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court for the second time. The lawsuit, first filed more than four years ago, argues that Congress improperly gave the power of eminent domain to a federal agency to seize the plaintiffs’ land for pipeline construction.