The Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center will be under new management. The city council gave the green light for the board to enter into a five-year agreement with OVG Facilities, LLC and they’ll perform all day-to-day management for both the Coliseum & Convention Center and Municipal Auditorium. That includes booking events and adding sponsorship. The … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin says city community centers will open to give students Wi-Fi access for e-learning. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Kanawha City Community Center and North Charleston Community Center will be open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for remote learning. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and … Read more
Kanawha County Schools superintendent Tom Williams said the first day of school this week wasn’t glitch free, but there were positives. There were more than 46,000 logins of parents and students to Schoology, Kanawha County’s online learning system, and it is working. There were some connectivity issues, and some confusion about schedules and passwords. But … Read more
Poll workers are needed for election day. Staffing polling places is always a challenge but with the pandemic, many plan to stay at home. Several states including West Virginia are dealing with the possibility of staffing shortages on eleciton day, and several social media campaigns are underway to encourage workers to sign up.
The West Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a lawsuit over whether Governor Justice must live in Charleston. The High Court will hear an appeal of a Kanawha circuit judge’s ruling that denied the governor’s motion to dismiss the two-year-old case filed by Delegate Isaac Sponaugle.
A group of students and parents gathered outside the Capitol to protest online learning restrictions. The state’s color-coded alert map shows nine counties in the orange or red, requiring those counties to start the school year with remote learning only.
Kanawha County Schools has a total of nine positive COVID-19 cases at eight schools. The latest cases were reported at St. Albans High School and McKinley Middle School.
Kanawha County School Superintendent Tom Williams says the first day of 100-percent online classes wasn’t perfect, but there were many positives. More than 46-thousand students and parents logged in to the county’s online platform. There were some connectivity issues, and some confusion about schedules and passwords.
Two more West Virginia State University students have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total on campus to 27. The students are being quarantined off campus.
Marshall University is conducting random daily COVID-19 testing. Sixty students, faculty, and staff members will be tested daily to identify people who may not be showing symptoms.