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Governor Justice announced more re-openings next week. Bowling alleys, rollers rinks, and other indoor recreation facilities will resume on May 30th. Movie theaters will reopen on June 5th.

A 73-year-old Jackson County woman has died from the COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 71. There are ten new positive cases for a total of over 16-hundred.

There is a spike in positive COVID-19 tests in the Eastern Panhandle. Positive test results are over three-percent in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Berkeley County now has the most confirmed cases in the state, with nearly 250 positive cases.

Gas Prices in West Virginia jumped seven-cents this week for an average of a dollar-eighty-eight-a-gallon. That’s still amost a dollar less the Memorial Day Weekend last year.

Catholic parishes will reopen for mass this weekend for the first time since March. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston has approved nearly 95-percent of parish’s safety plans. Social distancing and face masks are required.

Health officials are concerned that kids are falling behind on vaccinations during the pandemic, so DHHR is offering free vaccinations for kids up to 18-years old at more than 420 sites statewide.

Kanawha County’s two pools will open in June. The Parks and Recreation Commission will open Coonskin Park outside Charleston and Pioneer Park in East Bank. An opening date hasn’t been set.

Charleston Town Center is officially open, but with new hours and new guidelines. The mall is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Social distancing is encouraged; stores have capacity limitations and arrows to show you where to go.

The West Virginia Public Service Commission has launched an investigation into the water service provided by a public service district in Fayette County. The commission said it has gotten about 400 complaints about the poor water service and high rates of Page-Kincaid PSD, and said many of those residents specifically requested the water system be … Read more

Two parades on Thursday honored students in Kanawha County. Seniors from Sissonville High School drove the normal homecoming route and supporters lined the route while Principal Ron Reedy handed out diplomas at the end, in front of the school. Ruffner Elementary School in Charleston also had a parade in the parking lot to honor fifth-graders. … Read more