News Staff State officials said this week that new schools being built to replace those damaged by the 2016 floods in Kanawha and Nicholas counties are expected to be completed by 2023 and 2024. A new Herbert Hoover High School will be finished in the summer of 2023 and a new Clendenin Elementary School is expected to … Read more
Big Hurricane Creek Road in Wayne County is closed again today at Milepost 2.97, near the intersection of Wolf Creek Road Thursday. The closure continues through 3 p.m. today as crews will be setting beams as part of the bridge replacement project. Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes.
Problems are cutting into the West Virginia coal industry’s ability to benefit from record-high prices for coal suddenly needed to fire Europe’s power plants. The mining industry blames railroads and a decline in its own ability to produce coal. The price for coal imported to Europe topped $400 a ton again Wednesday as the Russian … Read more
Three higher education leaders have been selected for the finalists to become the 13th president of West Virginia State University. Ericke Cage, interim president of West Virginia State University, Lawrence Potter, chief academic officer and provost for the University of the District of Columbia and Melva Williams, vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management … Read more
The former director of operations at Canaan Valley State Park and Resort pleaded guilty to charges in a fraud investigation. Michael Chaney pleaded guilty to five counts of felony embezzlement. The State Auditor’s Office said $165,000 used to buy personal items, including elaborate Christmas decorations and guns. Chaney was sentenced Wednesday by Tucker County Circuit … Read more
At this week’s city council meeting, the board passed an ordinance dealing with vape and smoke shops. Under the ordinance, a vape and smoke shop in Charleston can’t be located within 1,500 feet of another vape or smoke shop or 1,000 to 1,500 feet of an elementary school, middle school or a high school.
The West Virginia Supreme Court has reversed a circuit court’s decision to dismiss a former officer’s defamation lawsuit against the mayor of Belle. Former officer William David Haught II filed the lawsuit and alleges the mayor, David Fletcher, knowingly made a false statement to council members and another officer that Haught was involved in an … Read more
The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is looking for volunteers as the river-themed festival makes its return this summer. An online registration link posted by the festival asks people to list the dates and times they would be available to help. The Sternwheel Regatta is scheduled June 30 through July 4 on Kanawha Blvd. In October 2021, … Read more
A bill that would allow a pending West Virginia Supreme Court appointee to remain on the bench has passed the state Senate. The bill now goes back to the House of Delegates. The bill is in response to the February resignation of Justice Evan Jenkins. A judicial commission will recommend candidates to be appointed to … Read more
Mingo County deputies said a man faces multiple charges after he threatened a woman, destroyed items at a home and then flushed drugs down the toilet when officers arrived. Norman Lester of Gilbert was taken into custody Monday after an incident at a home, according to a criminal complaint filed in Mingo County Magistrate Court. … Read more