News Staff A multimillion dollar water project is in the works in Kanawha County, bringing public water service to an area that has never had it. The county needs more people to get on board in the Olcott area before it can break ground. WCHS TV reported the $7 million water project is in the works with … Read more
Unemployment rates fell in all 55 of West Virginia’s counties in March. WorkForce West Virginia said Jefferson County’s seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate of 3.8% was the lowest in the state. Calhoun County had the highest unemployment rate at 14.9%. Roane County was next at 11% and Mingo County was at 9.9%. Statewide, the seasonally adjusted … Read more
Today is National Drug Take Back Day. There are more than a dozen sites around Kanawha County you can drop off expired, unused, or unwanted medication.
Health experts are brainstorming ways to get more West Virginians vaccinated against COVID-19. Governor Justice has set a twenty-four-hour deadline for health care officials to submit a “wish list” of anything they think the state should do to increase vaccinations. Justice calculated that 588-thousand people are eligible for the vaccine statewide. He used that number … Read more
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says Congress should take a “step by step” approach to address infrastructure. He was taking part in an infrastructure summit as the Biden admiration pushed for an over two-trillion-dollar package. Senate Republicans – led by West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito – announcing a less than 600-billion-dollar alternative.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is calling President Biden’s plan to cut greenhouse emission in half a “colossal domestic and foreign policy blunder of epic proportions.” He says the proposal will lead to significant job loss and cause energy prices to soar. Morrisey plans to file a petition with the Suprme Court to challenge … Read more
The recent slowdown of new vaccinations in the state could signal hesitancy among many people. InterAgency Task Force on Vaccines Director Jim Hoyer believes that might be why daily vaccine numbers are in the range of 16-hundred a day. The state is hoping to vaccinate at least 85-percent of the population over age 65. Currently, … Read more
Another store is leaving Charleston Town Center. Entertainment retailer F-Y-E will close its doors next Sunday, May 2nd. Town Center is currently for sale, and Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin says talks with a buyer are in the final stages.
West Virginia will get 25-million dollars in food assistance from the American Rescue Plan, extending a fifteen-percent increase in SNAP benefits through the end of the summer.
Charleston’s FestivALL will by a hybrid experience this summer. The fifteen-day celebration will kick off June 13th and offer in-person and virtual events featuring art, music, theatre, dance and more.