News Staff The method that the Cabell County Commission will use to pick a replacement for the late Commissioner Nancy Cartmill will be a process of elimination. An executive committee met and voted for three names to be sent to the Cabell County Commission, and later today two commisioners will each strike one name from the list. … Read more
Cabell County school officials said three employees have been suspended. De Morrow-Perry, the principal at Huntington East Middle School, will be suspended from June 22-June 24. Eyewitness News. Students said Perry called all girls to an assembly where she told them if they wore inappropriate clothes and someone touched them inappropriately, she would not listen … Read more
The new Herbert High School is taking shape. Williamson Shriver Architects Inc. and Swope Construction Co. shared pictures on their Facebook page to show construction progress. WCHS TV reported the project is about halfway completed and is estimated to be finished in the summer 2023. Students will likely start classes at the new school in … Read more
A Cabell County grand jury will soon hear the case of a man and woman arrested in connection with beating a couple in Huntington. A magistrate determined there was enough evidence to advance the case against Frank Lambert and Tera Sue Napier. In late March, Napier’s parents were severely beaten at their home in the … Read more
Putnam County deputies said they are attempting to identify a person who is a suspect in the theft of building materials. The materials were stolen from Alexander’s Place Subdivision in Fraziers Bottom, according to a news release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with tips should contact Cpl. Hudson at 304-586-0256, Extension 2139 or … Read more
University of Charleston English Professor Catherine Wright has been recognized with the Open Learning West Virginia Educator Award from the WV Higher Education policy Commission. The award was announced at a statewide convention in Charleston last week. The University said on its website that this is the first year the award has been given, and … Read more
City and county leaders held a ribbon cutting at the new KRT City Center Station on Laidley Street earlier this week. The bus station is located at the back of the new Slack Plaza between Summers and Laidley Streets.New lighted bus shelters, security cameras and benches are part of the new City Center Station. A … Read more
A project resulting in temporary lane closures along Interstate 64 between Milton and Hurricane has been extended because of inclement weather. Work to unload high mast lighting poles near the Milton interchange and the Hurricane interchange got underway again this week after weather delayed the project last week. Lanes will be temporarily closed in both … Read more
A colorful mural that shows clasping hands with bright flowers is now brightening a section of Kanawha City in Charleston. The mural faces the parking on the building that houses Baskin-Robbins in the 4100 block of MacCorkle Avenue. Jeff Pierson, public art director for the city of Charleston, said the project was a collaboration between … Read more
The trial for one of the defendants charged in connection to the murder of a woman whose body was found in a well in the Sissonville area has been pushed back. Michael Wayne Smith appeared virtually at a hearing to continue his trial. The defense said it needed more time to prepare after Smith’s attorney … Read more