News Staff A family-owned business in Kanawha County has identified the man who died in an explosion last week. In a post by Custom Welding & Fabricating, the family said Jeff Crockett died in the accident. Crockett ran the shop with his son, Eric, while his wife, Cheryl, took care of the office.
On Saturday’s weekly school re-entry map there were seven counties in gold, including Cabell, Putnam, Kanawha, Jackson, Barbour, Randolph and Berkeley. The West Virginia Department of Education said Cabell County moved from green to gold while Putnam County moved from yellow to gold. The gold designation means schools can begin, resume or continue in-person schooling … Read more
Those using SNAP benefits can spend extra cash at more than 40 farmer’s markets around the state on the SNAP Stretch Program now. The SNAP Stretch Program doubled or even tripled the amount of money someone can spend on produce, meat or dairy as of Saturday. The SNAP Stretch Program is back after a three … Read more
A federal judge has postponed a trial date in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County over the opioid crisis. The lawsuit accuses drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson of fueling the local opioid epidemic. The trial has been moved from Oct. 19 to Jan. 4, 2021.
The families of six veterans who died at the VA Medical Center in Clarksburg have agreed to settlements with the government. Five of the families reached tentative agreements ranging from $700,000-$975,000. The attorney said the settlement limits are capped under West Virginia law, restricting the amount of money that can be recovered by the victims … Read more
Marshall University is coming off a two-week layoff. They are in Bowling Green to take on Western Kentucky tonight at 7:30.
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has lifted a stop-work order for most of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Work can resume on all but 25-miles of the project that goes through the Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. The 300-mile pipeline runs from West Virginia to Virginia, and construction was halted last October over environmental concerns.
Free COVID-19 testing is being offered at drive-thru locations at sixteen Walgreens, and Fruth Pharmacy will offer free testing at drive-thru locations at twelve stores. The locations are posted n the governor’s website.
More than one-hundred people are being asked to quarantine in Putnam County after positive COVID-19 cases at schools in the district. Two people tested positive at Hurricane High School, and another person with the Hurricane Middle School soccer program tested positive.
There are over 380 new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, and six more people have died. The state’s positive test rate is up to three-point-sixty-five-percent. Five counties are in the orange, and eight are in gold. The state Department of Education will release its School Alert Map this afternoon.