Last year the Jackson County Community Foundation raised $72,000 auctioning off Christmas decorations, and the auction is on again this year. Anyone can stop by and view the decorations and take holiday pictures by the outdoor Christmas decorations at the Starcher Mansion in Ripley. Each display represents a different community fund and there two dozen … Read more
The West Virginia high school football season is over. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission announced Saturday night that West Virginia’s Super Six championship games will not be played. The winners for each class are South Charleston in Class AAA, Fairmont Senior in Class AA and St. Marys in Class A. The decision was … Read more
Two people have been arrested in connection with a Raleigh County crash earlier this year where drugs were involved. Deputies said Breanna Blankenship and Benjamin Sturgell, both of Lewisburg, were arrested over the weekend in Raleigh County as fugitives. The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office said warrants were issued after the pair was involved in a … Read more
Small Business Saturday provided a boost to local businesses over the weekend, and retailers say that along with a local focus during the rest of the holiday shopping period could provide a lifeline into 2021. Hurricane city officials are among those encouraging people to spend their money locally. Several businesses have faced temporary shut-downs because … Read more
Five counties were in red and 17 are in orange in West Virginia’s latest weekly school re-entry map. Mason, Wirt, Ritchie, Mineral and Wyoming counties all remained in the red from midweek. Jefferson, Boone, Putnam, and Wayne counties were among those that remained orange from the previous week. Mingo moved up to orange from the … Read more
Marshall downed Arkansans State 70-to-56 in the season opener at the Cam Henderson Center. Marshall’s next game is Dec. 4 at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio.
Protestors will rally at the state capitol today for what they says is an event about freedom and unity. The Mountain Freedom Rally and Protest of Big Government Overreach event is set for noon today. Organizers say pandemic related mandates from governor and other officials have entered dangerous territory.
Eight Charleston police officers are testing positive for COVID-19. The officers are quarantined at home with mild symptoms. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is working on contact tracing and identifying people with which the officers might have had contact.
For the first time in a month, the West Virginia Department of Health and human resources isn’t reporting any COVID-19 related deaths, and the number of new cases is down to less than 900. Health officials say the dip in numbers is due to a slowdown in testing events because of Thanksgiving. They are concerned … Read more
West Virginia’s high school football playoff championships will be played in Charleston for the first time in nearly thirty-years. The super six games will be played at the University of Charleston Stadium because Ohio County is in the orange category on the state’s COVID-19 metrics map. The games will be played at Laidley Field during … Read more