Main Street Shoppes!

Did you notice Main Street Shoppes new sign? What an attractive new addition to our Main Street district. Robin Wood, owner of Main Street Shoppes, worked with Jani at Acorn Graphics to create a great sign. Robin also took advantage of Main Street Fairmont's sign grant program to help pay for the sign.

Thanks Robin, for helping revitalize downtown Fairmont!

Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority Main Street Morning!

Main Street Fairmont hosted a Main Street Morning on Saturday, August 9th to re-welcome the Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority to the neighborhood! The FMCTA has served the Fairmont area for over 35 years and recently enlarged and upgraded their facilities at 400 Quincy Street.

The event was well attended and the FMCTA was a gracious host! We appreciate the FMCTA supporting Main Street Fairmont! Thanks for a job well done!

Operation Image Awards Ceremony!

Last night we had the Operation image Awards Ceremony at the Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority. The turnout was wonderful as many people came out to support their friends and neighbors and celebrate our community!

Although many people were honored last night, here are a few highlights of the evening:

Thanks to the Operation Image Volunteers for making this special event a success!

Brittney McCutcheon

Nancy Bickerstaff

Mary Jo Thomas

Bob Gribben

Vera Sansalone

Main Street Morning

Main Street Fairmont is proud to host a “Main Street Morning” for the Fairmont-Marion County Transit Authority (FMCTA) on Saturday, August 9, 2008 at 9:00 am at 400 Quincy Street, Fairmont.

The FMCTA was created in 1973 when the County Commission and the City of Fairmont got together to form the Transit Authority. The Transit Authority was originally located on Maryland Avenue near Woodchucks until the FMCTA constructed their headquarters at 400 Quincy Street in 1981. The headquarters was over 10,000 sq. feet and was made possible through the cooperation of Senators Randolph and Byrd, Congressman Mollohan and Governor Jay Rockefeller. In 2007, the FMCTA needed to rehabilitate their garage and temporarily moved to the old Fire and Police Station on Monroe Street. This move allowed the FMTCA to continue to provide uninterrupted service while the Quincy Street garage was under renovation. Senator Byrd acquired nearly $2 million to renovate the FMCTA building with the county responsible for less than $100,000.00. In June 2008, the FMCTA held their grand-reopening of their Quincy Street operations and unveiled their state of the art garage.

The FMCTA serves the community by providing 23 handicap accessible buses which travel over 500,000 miles a year with over 150,000 passengers boarding their buses. The Transit Authority travels hourly to Rivesville, Whitehall, Fairview/Grant Town, and Mannington. Between Monday and Friday, the FMCTA also provides residents with three trips daily to the Veterans Hospital in Clarksburg and Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

The FMCTA is a member of the downtown Fairmont and Marion County Community and is proud to have been part of the catalyst to revitalize the Quincy Street neighborhood. Director George Levitsky is quick to say that in addition to residents and riders, the City of Fairmont, Marion County and their neighbors on Quincy Street (especially the Times West Virginian) all helped to make the FMCTA a success.

Please join us as we re-welcome the FMCTA to the neighborhood. We will serve coffee and donuts from 9 to 11a.m. This event is free and open to the public.