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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fayette County Assessor to step away after distinguished career
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – A longtime public servant to the Fayette County area is calling it a career. A lifetime of service: remembering Judge John Hatcher Eddie Young has been a fixture of the Fayette County community for decades. He first joined the assessor's office over 35 years ago and has served in the role of assessor for 20. Though he was re-elected for another four-year term, he realized after some reflection, the time had come to step away from the job he biggest thing was, I had an acquaintance of mine a few years ago – he and I were talking about, 'when you going to retire?' and I said, 'well, I don't know.' He said, 'you'll know when it's time.' After the election I had fully intended to fill out my four-year term. But it's time.' His decades-long tenure earned him many accolades, including the Richard Shelton Memorial Award recognizing county officials who demonstrate outstanding service. Those who worked alongside Young have had nothing but praise for his work. This includes Fayette County Commission President John Breneman, who told 59News the assessor has done great things for the area.'Eddie is very, very strong in his position. He's done a tremendous job helping the county,' he said. 'He's won numerous awards. More than most folks ever dream of winning. He's just done an excellent job.' County commission members have begun accepting applicants for Young's replacement. Though the man himself has said they need not look far.'I've got a chief deputy sitting over there that's locked and loaded and ready to go to work,' Young told 59News. 'She will knock it out of the park if they give her the opportunity. Her name is Tara Tyree.' Applicants interested in the assessor position have been asked to submit their resumes to the Fayette County Commission by noon by July 22 at noon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fayette County fire budgets discussed at meeting of county commission
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) – Members of the community and fire service personnel packed the house at a Wednesday meeting of the Fayette County Commission where commissioners addressed budgets for county fire departments. Recently announced cuts to the Fayette County Fire Levy budget have sparked local debate, with the Fayette County Firefighter's Association asserting that plans to cut nearly half of fire department levy funding creates an unprecedented danger to the community. While individual department budgets were touched on at points during the meeting, little was said specifically to address overall cuts to the Fire Levy budget itself, which Fayette County Commission President John Breneman says will still remain in effect. Local fire service members said they are frustrated and feel that their concerns are not being addressed by commission members in a meaningful way.'We try having a dialogue with them to try to see what these departments need,' said Fayette County Firefighters Association Vice President, Joshua Davis. 'It's really hard to get a dialogue started with them – a seat at the table to try to talk this out.' Despite these frustrations from fire personnel, Brenemen told 59News everyone was given a platform to make their voices heard. 'We gave them an opportunity to ask questions – very few questions were asked,' he said. 'I think that we met the concerns that they had.' Fayette County Fire Departments will continue to utilize funding from the previous levy balance over the next three years. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
