Walmart Abandons Plans for Teays Valley Store

Wal-Mart has made an independent decision to scrap plans for a previously proposed Neighborhood Market in Teays Valley. The decision comes less than one week after Putnam County Circuit Judge John Cummings overturned a county zoning decision that would have allowed Wal-Mart to build the smaller retail location along W.Va. 34. Nearby homeowners and members of the community have adamantly opposed the proposed store since April, citing concerns over traffic and property values. Wal-Mart says the decision to scrap plans is an “unrelated business decision.”