January 2016

$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Fayette County Commissioner Matt Wender speaks during a celebration of Fayette County's fracking waste ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$

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Fayette County Commissioner Matt Wender speaks during a celebration of Fayette County's fracking waste ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.

$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Brandon Richardson (right), founder of Headwaters Defense, hands out printed copies of Fayette County's fracking waste and storage ban to attendees during a celebration of the ordinance's passing Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Headwaters Defense member and Fayette County teacher Kristine Gilkey, far left, encourages area residents in attendance to raise their arms in celebration after the county passed an ordinance banning fracking waste from being stored or disposed of Tuesday night in Oak Hill. Several members of surrounding communities, county teachers, local leaders and activists gathered at the Brethren Fellowship Center to celebrate the ordinance, enjoy some food and take in some tunes by local musicians.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Brandon Richardson (right), founder of Headwaters Defense, has a conversation with area residents Jason Crouch, far left, and Jean Evansmore (2nd from left) as he hands out printed copies of Fayette County's fracking waste and storage ban to attendees during a celebration of the ordinance's passing Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Area residents chat during a celebration of Fayette County's passing of a fracking waste and storage ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Brandon Richardson, founder of Headwaters Defense, shows area residents and activists what types of tanker trucks and other vehicles to watch for while monitoring future compliance as part of Fayette County's fracking waste and storage ban during a celebration and meeting pertaining to the ordinance's passing Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Mountain Party Communications Director Tom Rhule speaks during a celebration of Fayette County's fracking waste ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Fayette County Commissioner Matt Wender speaks during a celebration of Fayette County's fracking waste ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Area resident Sylvia Allen speaks during a celebration of Fayette County's fracking waste ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$
$Brad Davis/The Register-Herald Local musicians Alice Beecher and Jackson Kusiak perform during a celebration of Fayette County's fracking waste ban Tuesday night at Brethren Fellowship Center in Oak Hill.$

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