A petition filed in Kanawha County is seeking to block enforcement of the state’s metrics and color-coded map. The petition claims the county alert system map discriminates against children by preventing them from receiving a free education and participating in sports and extracurricular activities.
WorkForce West Virginia will begin distributing an additional four-hundred-dollars-per-week in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. The state is approved to pay five-weeks of benefits retroactively. If you are eligible for all five-weeks, you will get a two-thousand-dollar check, minus any taxes.
A Charleston woman pleaded guilty to bank fraud and possession of stolen mail. Thirty-six-year-old Samantha Miller admitted to stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of checks out of mail boxes, and trying to cash them at various banks. She faces up to 35-years in prison.
A Cabell County jury found a Marshall University football player not guilty of attacking a woman last year. Brandon Drayton was accused of grabbing a woman around the neck in an incident last October.
The City of Charleston is making it easier to get online. Community Centers will open their doors for internet access. The Kanawha City, Martin Luther King Jr., Roosevelt Neighborhood, and North Charleston community centers will be open Monday through Friday starting at 7 a.m. All locations will offer free Wi-Fi
The West Virginia Board of Education is making some changes to improve communication. The state’s color coded map will now be released at five p.m. on Saturdays to give families and school leaders more time to prepare for the upcoming week.
The Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center will be under new management. The city council gave the green light for the board to enter into a five-year agreement with OVG Facilities, LLC and they’ll perform all day-to-day management for both the Coliseum & Convention Center and Municipal Auditorium. That includes booking events and adding sponsorship. The … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin says city community centers will open to give students Wi-Fi access for e-learning. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Kanawha City Community Center and North Charleston Community Center will be open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for remote learning. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and … Read more
Kanawha County Schools superintendent Tom Williams said the first day of school this week wasn’t glitch free, but there were positives. There were more than 46,000 logins of parents and students to Schoology, Kanawha County’s online learning system, and it is working. There were some connectivity issues, and some confusion about schedules and passwords. But … Read more
Poll workers are needed for election day. Staffing polling places is always a challenge but with the pandemic, many plan to stay at home. Several states including West Virginia are dealing with the possibility of staffing shortages on eleciton day, and several social media campaigns are underway to encourage workers to sign up.