News Staff West Virginia Students will return to the classroom next week, but some will continue learning from home. Thirty-five-hundred students enrolled in the virtual learning program in 2020. This year, that number has dropped to 550 students.
The Clarksburg Water Board is distributing bottled water and filters to customers with known or suspected lead pipes. The board is distributing over 15-hundred cases of water from the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security Division of Emergency Management.
The Kanawha County Commission is launching an application process for any group or organization that wants to receive funds from the American Rescue Plan. The commission has received the first half of over 34-million-dollars in funding. The money can be used for infrastructure and economic development programs.
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin is being honored for her work in government. She received the Lydia Main Breaking Boundaries Award at the West Virginia Municipal League Conference in Wheeling. The award recognizes women in government.
State COVID-19 czar Dr. Clay Marsh continues to encourage West Virginians to get the vaccine as the delta variant surges. During a briefing this week, Marsh said the state is at a critical moment with active COVID cases increasing by 200 to 300 per day on average this week. Hospitalizations are up as well, and … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice dismissed the need this week for any new guidelines to address the spread of the delta variant. The governor said getting the vaccine should the the focus, and not installing restrictions. Justice also said he is not going to impose a statewide mandate to require masks in public schools at any grade … Read more
The NCAA released its COVID-19 guidelines for fall sports this week, including football, cross country, soccer and volleyball. Fully vaccinated players and coaches will avoid testing unless they become symptomatic or have had close contract with someone who tests positive. Those not fully vaccinated will have to test negative twice on non-consecutive days before they … Read more
West Virginia will go to trial next year against Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Health Solutions, and Johnson and Johnson next year. The state alleges that Johnson and Johnson used deceptive marketing practices which helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey asked the courts to let the state sue separately from other cities, counties … Read more
There was no fair in Wayne County last year due to COVID-19, but it’s back this year. The rides, live music, pageant, 4-H exhibits, food and more are set up at Camden Park in Huntington and gates open at noon each day. Tomorrow is the last day for the fair.
Governor Justice says he’s not ready to quit, and he says he is disappointed in the lack of federal help to keep the former Mylan Pharmaceutical plant open. The Governor says he is working like crazy to find another company to operate the plant and save 14-hundred jobs.