A Texas man who became a West Virginia mayor has a closet full of baggage, including a longstanding arrest warrant, alleged misuse of a city gas card and two unverified college degrees from the Lone Star State.

City Council calls for Mayor Rick Edwards to Resign Posted by Mountaineer Journal on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 During a special city council meeting on Monday, two members of city council motioned for Mayor Rick Edwards to resign due to the recent

BUCKHANNON — Mayoral candidate Michael Cowger stated on Friday that he planned on confronting the Mayor and council concerning the recent gasgate scandal. “On Monday, March 28th at 6 pm, City Council will hold a SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING at City Hall to

BUCKHANNON — In an interview with the San Antonio Express-News, former city attorney and candidate for Mayor David McCauley, revealed more troubling allegations about Mayor Rick Edwards. As city attorney, McCauley investigated Edwards and was given the task of determining if Edwards was

BUCKHANNON — On Saturday, candidate for city council Caiden Cowger called for Rick Edwards to resign from his positions of Mayor and Recorder. When referencing gasgate, lying about his college education and the two active arrest warrants in Texas, Cowger expressed that

BUCKHANNON — Mayor Richard “Rick” Edwards has been accused of using tax payer money to purchase gas for his personal vehicles. By August of 2015, Edwards was given a city gas card to temporally purchase fuel for a city related trip to the

COWGER: Mayor Rick Edwards is Buckhannon's Rob Ford Cowger continued talking about Mayor Edwards active arrest warrants in Texas, comparing the Mayor of Buckhannon to Toronto's former mayor Rob Ford, who was infamously known for his illegal drug usage."Basically, Mayor Rick Edwards

Councilwoman Mary Albaugh has endorsed Rick Edwards for Mayor, expressing her outspoken support. Edwards, who is the acting Mayor-Record after the resignation of Kenny Davison, has two active arrest warrants is Texas. One warrant is a misdemeanor charge, with the other being

Candidate for City Council, Caiden Cowger, released an advertisement regarding a recent proposal to increase building permits, which hikes fees 200% to 350% from the original rate. “Something very troubling was uttered by Mayor Rick Edwards at the last city council meeting,” Cowger

CLAIM: Mayor Allows Dog to Poop in Neighbor’s Yard Posted by Mountaineer Journal on Sunday, March 6, 2016 BUCKHANNON — At the Thursday evening city council meeting, Mayor Rick Edwards was accused by a lady who deals with rental properties in the city,