The Summers County school system is under scrutiny. The State School Superintendent’s Office is calling for a special circumstance review because of invoice inconsistencies. Last month the school board voted to search for a new superintendent, and chose not to renew Superintendent Kimberly Rhodes’ contract.
The West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals says many events are up in the air because of COVID-19, including the State Fair of West Virginia. Organizers are looking at a mid-June time frame to decide if the event will go on. The State Fair has a nearly 14-million-dollar impact on the West Virginia economy.
Governor Justice is asking businesses that are still closed to be patient as the state works to make sure reopening is safe for both customers and employees. Justice says tanning salons will be able to reopen Thursday, May 21st.
The YMCA of Kanawha Valley’s Montgomery location is closing permanently. The organization says the facility is “financially unviable,” and was scheduled to close at the end of June, but the coronavirus pandemic expedited the process. The “Y” has two other locations in Charleston and Cross Lanes.
Two men at the Rolling Meadow Village housing complex in Ripley are accused of sexually abusing at least five children at the complex ranging in age from 3-to-14-years-old, and authorities think there could be more.
A 70-year-old man from Kanawha County is the most recent COVID-19 death in West Virginia, bringing the death toll to 59. There are six new positive cases of the virus, for a total of over 14-hundred statewide. The positive test rate is just over two-percent.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reopen campgrounds next week. Governor Justice’s reopening plan allows only West Virginia residents to enter campgrounds until further notice, and limits gatherings at shelters to 25 people.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday morning in Institute. It happened just after midnight in the 200 block of Elm Street and a woman told law enforcement that she didn’t see who fired the shot. The injuries are non-life-threatening.
Some local meat shops announced they are temporarily closing because of the meat shortage. Johnnie’s Fresh Meat Market at Capitol Market in Charleston, announced on Facebook Tuesday evening that its doors will be closed May 15 through May 20. It plans to have a curbside service to start May 21. T&M Meats in Cross Lanes … Read more
MaShawn Morton is a production cast member for Princess Cruises, and returned home to Huntington last Sunday after 69 days at sea. WCHS TV reported government restrictions prevented Morton and dozens of other crew members from returning home. He had been aboard the Sky Princess since Feb. 29, even after passengers were able to disembark … Read more