Governor Jim Justice said he’s directing additional resources to Workforce WV to help with the processing unemployment claims. Workforce WV is receiving an average of 7,000 claims per day, and starting today the Workforce call line will be operating 24/7 with help from the West Virginia National Guard. The state is going to employ Guard … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice announced Saturday night he is extending an executive order he issued for the Eastern Panhandle that implemented more stringent guidelines and restrictions amid the coronavirus to also include Kanawha, Monongalia and Harrison counties. Groups are limited to a maximum of five people, all employees should work from home to the maximum extent … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department is warning those wtih mandatory quarantine orders to obey them. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department issues the orders for those with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis along with those they may have infected. Sheriff Mike Rutherford said someone ordered to quarantine who fails to follow the instructions will face consequences. If you … Read more
The First State Bank in Barboursville has closed. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said The First State Bank closed Friday because capital levels were too low under federal and state law. The FDIC said all four branches of The First State Bank will reopen as branches of the Fairmont-based MVB Bank and those customers will … Read more
A patient at a Charleston nursing home has tested positive for the coronavirus. An individual at Eastbrook Center tested positive Sunday and was transferred to a local hospital. The family of the patient has been notified and the facility is working closely with health officials to follow protocols. Charleston Area Medical Center has agreed to … Read more
Walmart is limiting the number of customers that can be in their stores at one time. Starting today, no more than five people per one-thousand square feet will be allowed in the store, and workers will start a queue at a single entrance. Target has implemented a similar policy.
President Trump approved West Virginia’s request for a major disaster declaration as a result of the pandemic. The declaration will allow the state to access funding the the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid response efforts.
More than 90-thousand West Virginians filed for unemployment in March. Governor Justice says the system for processing those claims is severely backlogged, and the state is hiring additional workers. Beginning Monday the Workforce West Virginia call line will be available 24/7.
Governor Justice is issuing an executive order specifically for Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties to help combat the spread of coronavirus in the Eastern Panhandle. The order requires all employees to work at home, and limits groups to no more than five people. Justice calls the area a hotspot that needs to be shut down … Read more
Law enforcement officers are seeing an uptick in serious traffic accidents since the Governor issued a stay-at-home order. Charleston Police Chief Tyke Hunter says the same number of officers is on the street as before the pandemic, and they will not tolerate speeding or drunk driving.