The West Virginia State Board of Education rolled out the second edition of its color-coded re-entry map Saturday night. Kanawha County finished with a weekly average that put it in orange, meaning face coverings would currently be required for grades three and above, no assemblies or large group activities and athletics will be limited to … Read more
Today, Kanawha County is having its first jury trial since the pandemic began. The trial of Cynthia Gatewood begins today for a murder she’s accused of committing last year in Sissonville. The Judicial Annex can’t house a large jury pool and account for social distancing, so the trial was moved to the Old Kanawha County … Read more
Another popular fall event in West Virginia has been cancelled over coronavirus concerns. The state’s annual Fall Giant Flea Market and Antique Show has been cancelled, according to a news release from the State Fair of West Virginia. The annual event was scheduled for Sept. 18-20. The next Giant Flea Market is scheduled for May … Read more
The West Virginia Supreme Court plans to resume in-person oral arguments with new protocols in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Justices will begin hearing arguments again when its fall term begins on Sept. 1. Each case will be scheduled for a specific time and will have an allotted number of minutes. All arguments will … Read more
Marshall University football unveiled its 2020 television schedule Friday that includes several nationally-televised games. The schedule features four Thundering Herd games on CBS Sports Network with the first Saturday, Sept. 19, vs. Appalachian State. Marshall will also appear on Stadium three times and the Thundering Herd’s game against Rice on Saturday, Oct. 3, will be … Read more
Park Place Cinema has reopened. The movie theater shut down in July because of COVID-19 and a lack of new movies. The theater says it’s implementing a program called “cinema safe,” that will block off every other row and requires customers to have three seats in between groups. Face masks are also required.
Nitro City Hall is closed to the public after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The facility will be closed to the public Monday and Tuesday. A limited staff will be working in the building, and will provide assistance over the phone.
A COVID-19 outbreak linked to a funeral in Jackson County is prompting two days of testing. At least fourteen people have tested positive. A testing event will be held today at Cedar Lakes Conference Center, and again next week.
Football practice at Mingo Central High School is being put on a hold after the team was exposed to a person identified as a probable COVID-19 case. Officials say the risk of exposure is low, but they’re canceling practice as a precaution.
There are nearly two-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bumping Kanawha and Mingo counties from yellow to orange on the state’s advisory map. Two more people in Kanawha County, three people in Logan County, have died from the virus. The state’s positive test rate is over three-percent.