With just over two weeks until the 2020 General Election, the West Virginia Council of Churches is issuing a call for civility and encouraging respect for one another as we approach the final days of campaigning.
Tractor Supply Co. will provide free WiFi access at its parking lots across 23 locations in West Virginia to help increase the availability of fast internet access, especially in rural communities. The company announced in September it was joining the American Connection Project Broadband Coalition, pledging up to $1 million. The group includes other companies … Read more
Police in Charleston are asking for the public’s help identifying a person of interest after several vehicles were recently damaged. Investigators said the incident happened in the parking lot of CAMC Memorial on Tuesday, Oct. 13 about 2 a.m. Anyone with information should contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 304-348-6480.
Charleston residents are encouraged to begin collecting fallen leaves and to leave them curbside on their normal trash day. The city of Charleston said there is not a limit to the amount of bags that will be collected during trash pickup. Monday, Oct. 26, will be the start of supplemental loose leaf collection. Leaves must … Read more
The latest West Virginia school re-entry map in brought sweeping changes in colors for many counties. Cabell, Putnam, Jackson and Barbour counties moved out of the gold and into green or yellow, according to the West Virginia Department of Education. Kanawha County is also green. Mingo, Wyoming, Wirt, Upshur, Randolph, Morgan and Berkeley counties are … Read more
Fall foliage has already arrived in some areas of West Virginia, but the show will continue throughout October. West Virginia Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby said some of the higher elevations have peaked, but there are still several weeks’ worth of leaves turning in southern West Virginia and the panhandles. For the agency’s foliage forecast, visit … Read more
West Virginia’s director of the Office of Drug Control Policy is retiring. Gov. Jim Justice “will be announcing a new director soon” to replace Bob Hansen, who has been the agency’s director since December 2018. He’s the third person to oversee the office since it was created by the Legislature in 2017 and helped launch … Read more
Final preparations are underway to welcome fans back to Mylan Puskar Stadium for the first time this season. The stadium is limited to 25-percent capacity, or about 15-thousand fans. The Mountaineers will take on Kansas Saturday. The Jayhawks head Coach Les Miles will not be there. He tested positive for COVID-19 last week.
The race for Secretary of State is heating up. Incumbent Mac Warner is sending a cease and desist order to challenger Nancy Tennant over a new TV commercial. The ad claims that an employee works a second job on “state time.” Warner says the claim is false, and the employee’s schedule is flexible, and he … Read more
Governor Justice appointed Zachary Perry to be the new Delegate for the 16th District in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Perry fills the vacancy created by the resignation of John Mandt, who resigned over inappropriate social media posts. It will be shorted lived. Perry will fill the remainder of the unexpired term, and is … Read more