The retirement of Scott Varner from political life — he has decided not to run for reelection for Marshall County Commission — came in part from a promise he made to his father Terry.

Shortly before Terry Varner died in 2024, he told his son how proud he was of him for decades of public service as an elected official. But he also asked him not to run again.

“He said, ‘Go enjoy what life you have. You’ve done a lot,'” Scott Varner said.

So Varner will honor his late father’s wishes, which, when his commission term ends, will conclude 32 years as an elected official out of Marshall County — 20 with the West Virginia House of Delegates and 12 with the county commission.

“Clearly, it makes you feel good that you try to make things a little better,” he said. “Collectively, with a lot of gre

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