One of the great things about being a news reporter is getting to sometimes hit the road and explore parts of the state I’ve never been to, as well as meeting the people who make this state go. Last Wednesday, I hopped in my car and drove from Charleston to Mason County. I’ve been reporting about the impending sale of West Virginia’s state-owned long-term care facilities, so I wanted to take some photos of the one closest to me, which is Lakin Hospital a few miles outside of Point Pleasant along W.Va. 2. I was only a few miles away from Lakin when there it was: a pothole right along the right side of the road. Had it been in the middle of the lane I would have seen it in time, but it was conveniently camouflaged. By the time I saw it, it was too late, and my front right tire hit it at 60 m

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