Eastern Panhandle voters look to candidates for solutions to rapid growth and rising living costs

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Eastern Panhandle voters look to candidates for solutions to rapid growth and rising living costs

CHARLES TOWN –  Where fruit trees grew and dairy cattle grazed a decade ago in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, today stand McMansions, drive-thrus and shopping centers.  The region, once known for its prized apples and peaches, now has more in common with the concrete and asphalt jungles of northern Virginia  than the rustic Mountain State.  Rolling hills and fields have sprouted supermarkets and townhouses. Small towns now feature rush-hour …