On this West Virginia Morning, two films that made the Netflix Top 10 list this month were shot in West Virginia and produced by the same West Virginia film company. As it turns out, the film industry here has been quietly growing in recent years, thanks in part to financial incentives. But the state is also home to some picture-perfect settings that aren’t easy for movie makers to find. As Maria Young reports, there’s more to attract the industry than the state’s iconic rolling hills and sparkling white waters.

Also, the estimated cost of a proposed transmission line project in northern West Virginia has been raised significantly. And, Matthew Blackwood has been appointed as the director of the West Virginia Emergency Management Division.

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W.Va.’s Growing Film Industry, This West Virginia Morning