The basement meeting room of the Tyler County Senior Center located at 504 Cherry Street in Middlebourne saw the regular monthly meeting of the Tyler County Loc
Making A Difference – Terry Wiley
By Randy Rutherford - Staff Writer | Jan 27, 2021
Terry Wiley, local businessman and entrepreneur, came to Sistersville on July 7, 2007 from the Cincinnati area. When Terry was a youngster he often traveled to Tyler County in the late 1950’s with his dad to hunt on an old family farm becoming familiar with the Middlebourne. He remembers as a kid it seemed to take forever to get to Tyler County as Interstate 77 wasn’t complete from Charleston to Parkersburg. “It was always a sigh of relief when we passed the Tyler County sign near Ben’s Run,” remembered Terry. The farm road they traveled was just dirt and mud which was nearly impassable when it rained. “It was an adventure driving from the Wick Road to the farm especially if there had been rain,” acknowledged Terry.
Tyler County Development Authority
Eric Peters
The Executive Director of the Tyler County Development Authority (TCDA), Eric Peters, has served in his position for 23 years. He was a member of the 1968 graduating class of Sistersville High School and a 1973 graduate of Marshall University earning a degree in advertising and journalism. Thereafter, he obtained his master’s degree in 1976 in Media Production. Following graduation from Marshall, Eric was employed by the West Virginia Development Office in Charleston, WV working at the state capitol building. Eric is a nationally certified Professional Community and Economic Developer, and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute, as well as the WVU Community Development Institute.