News Staff Gov. Jim Justice held a live online town hall Monday to explain his proposal to get rid of the state’s income tax. Justice said the proposal before the Legislature would cut the state income tax in half initially. To offset $2.1 billion lost from the tax, the governor has proposed raising the state sales tax … Read more
Charleston Area Medical Center’s hospitals are expanding visitation. The hospital system will now allow one adult visitor per inpatient per day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the CAMC website. Visitors were previously allowed until 7 p.m. The visitation guidelines include inpatients and emergency rooms at all CAMC hospitals, including CAMC General Hospital, … Read more
Restaurant owners are optimistic after Governor Justice raised the capacity for indoor dining. Bars and restaurants are now allowed to operate at 75-percent.
Charleston Area Medical Center’s hospitals are expanding visitation today. The hospital system will now allow one adult visitor per inpatient per day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The state’s COVID-19 alert map is turning green. It has been a week without any counties in the red. Twenty-five counties are in the green, and nine counties are in the orange. There are just over two-hundred-fifty new cases of the virus, and seven more people have died. The state’s number of active cases dropped … Read more
The state Board of Education will take up in-person instruction options at a special meeting Tuesday morning. Governor Justice signed a new executive order allowing full-time in-person learning to resume at all elementary and middle schools. Justice says all school employees fifty and older who wanted the COVID-19 vaccine have received their second dose.
WVU baseball split a weekend series with Georgia State. The Mountaineers rallied for a 3-to-2 win in Sudnay’s finale of the four-game set.
WVU spotted Texas a big lead, before coming back to win 84-to-82. The Mountaineers Texas tour continues this week with a game at TCU on Tuesday, and another stop Thursday afternoon at Baylor. The Bears are unbeaten, but have been idle for three weeks.
Appalachian Power has restored power to seventy-percent of customers. Outages peaked at 97-thousand. Crews are still working to restore power in Wayne, Cabell, Putnam, Lincoln, Mason, and Jackson counties.
The Governor’s School for the Arts and the Governor’s Honors Academy are now accepting applications from high school students. The West Virginia Department of Education will work in partnership with Marshall University to host the virtual events during summer 2021. The GSA is for current sophomores and provides instruction in the fine arts including acting, … Read more