News Staff In an effort to keep emergency medicine fully funded, people in Roane County might have to pay a yearly EMS fee. Roane County EMS is proposing a yearly fee to update a 40-year-old levy that was put in place when the department only had one truck and volunteer staff. The Roane County EMS Director told … Read more
The University of Charleston has released its campus reopening plan, announcing fall classes begin Aug. 24. In-person instruction will continue through Nov. 21 and after the week of Thanksgiving, Charleston courses will continue online through Dec. 4. Beckley students will continue with in-person instruction after Thanksgiving, supplemented with online instruction as needed. Winter break begins … Read more
The University of Charleston has released its campus reopening plan, announcing fall classes begin Aug. 24. Employees and students will complete an information form and participate in healthy and safety practice training prior to returning to campus. And, they’ll be required to perform a daily health assessment and there will be designated checkpoints for temperature … Read more
Herbert Hoover High School will be the first Kanawha County school to hold a socially distanced in-person graduation ceremony today. The commencement will be held at ten o’clock this morning at Laidley Field, and will kick off a week of graduation ceremonies for all eight high schools in the district.
Governor Justice says churches in three counties are dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. There are over forty cases linked to a church in Greenbrier County, another eighteen in Ohio County, and nine in Boone County. The Governor says face masks are a great defense against spreading the virus, but stopped short of making them mandatory.
Preston County health officials say four more positive COVID-19 cases have been linked to travel to Myrtle Beach, bringing the total number of cases involved in the outbreak to thirty. Six other counties are reporting cases linked to travel to Myrtle Beach.
West Virginia is one of a dozen states that is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. Over one-hundred people have tested positive since Friday for a total of over 25-hundred. A 73-year-old Mineral County man has died, bringing the death toll to 90.
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the devastating 2016 floods. More than twenty people died, and thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed. RISE West Virginia is still in the process of rebuilding some of those homes, and two schools are still under construction.
West Virginia State University is canceling all homecoming activities, except for the September 26th football game, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The game against Notre Dame College will take place with reduced fan attendance to maintain social distancing.
Marshall University is creating the Coalition for Anti-Racism, a group that will advise the president and other organizations on racism, bias, and discrimination on campus. The University will hold listening sessions with students in the fall to discuss racism. WVU President Gordon Gee says he’s creating working groups to find out where reforms can be … Read more