Barboursville Middle School Principal Brent Jarrell is out of a job. After a nearly four-hour executive session, the Cabell County School Board voted to terminate Jarrell’s contract. The school board won’t comment on what led to the firing, saying it’s a personal issue.
You can now go maskless while you are exercising at the gym. You don’t have to wear a mask while you’re working out, but the new order does require you to wear a mask when you’re resting or moving between fitness equipment.
The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations is slowing, and local health official are going out into the community to vaccinate small groups. More than 680-thousand West Virginians have received at least one shot, and more than 500-thousand are fully vaccinated.
Flags in West Virginia are at half-staff in honor of former Vice-President Walter Monday. He died Monday at the age of 93. Mondale served as vice-president under Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.
Police in Mason County are investigating after a hunter was shot and wounded in the woods on Seven Mile Road. He was shot by another hunter, who took off. The victims injuries are not life threatening. No arrests have been made.
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin says the city has met with several groups and is in the final stages of working with a buyer for Charleston Town Center. Goodwin says potential buyers are also interested in what is going on around the mall, including recent renovations to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center and the upcoming … Read more
This is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and some counties are flying purple flags outside buildings to draw awareness. The Monongalia County Health Department put 50 purple flags outside their headquarters. Cities observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week include Wheeling, Martinsburg, Bridgeport, and Elkins. The flags commemorate those who lost their lives because of drug … Read more
West Virginia will receive $1.88 million from the federal stimulus to track the spread of new COVID-19 variants in the state. The state has so far confirmed cases of virus variants from the U.K., California and Brazil, mostly concentrated in the northern part of the state and eastern panhandle. Some variants are seen as more … Read more
U.S. marshals say a fugitive who was wanted as a suspect in a Charleston nightclub shooting that happened in 2016 was arrested Tuesday morning in Charlotte. Donnell Strong was wanted on charges of wanton endangerment and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from a shooting at Boondocks Bar in May … Read more
Another person has been arrested in an ongoing water theft investigation in Boone County. David Smith was arrested on charge of procuring water and tampering with pipes, tubes and conductors, according to a Facebook post Tuesday from the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators have been working with West Virginia American Water Company on a case … Read more