State emergency management officials are still monitoring high water. The Guyandotte and Mud rivers can’t empty out because the Ohio River is rising, and that is creating backwater flooding on Route-60 in Barboursville. The Ohio River is still rising, and will crest sometime between this afternoon and Saturday morning.
West Virginia Division of Highways crews have been working to clean up flooding and rockslides in many areas, including a major slide along U.S. 52 and Fairview Addition in Williamson. The state Department of Transportation said the roadway near Stewarts Drive-Inn on West 3rd Avenue in Mingo County was closed Wednesday and finally cleared Thursday. … Read more
A note for drivers about possible delays this weekend…There will be a single-lane closure on the South Side Bridge in Charleston as a construction crew prepares for work on the bridge. City officials said there will be a single-lane closure on the bridge 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, Feb. 16, … Read more
The Hershel Woody Williams VA Medical Center is taking part in the national salute to veterans this week. The salute started Sunday with several volunteers stopping by to serve food, give out gift bags and show their appreciation for veterans. The weeklong salute is part of an effort to help raise awareness for volunteerism, and … Read more
You could be a millionaire if you bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket in Point Pleasant. The winning ticket was sold at the Camp Conley Mart for the February 11th drawing.
Pleasant Valley Hospital in Point Pleasant has announced several cost-cutting moves. The hospital plans to discontinue obstetric services, close its neurology practice, and reduce its workforce by more than two-dozen employees.
The state Senate approved a bill that would require educators to teach classes about suicide prevention and awareness. The most recent data shows that suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in West Virginia, and nationally suicide is the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of ten and twenty-four.
Governor Jim Justice is clarifying his remarks after calling members of the Woodrow Wilson High School girls basketball team “thugs.” Justice is the head coach of the Greenbrier East High School team, and he says his definition of a thug is clear, “it means violence, bullying, and disorderly conduct.” He says, calling it a racial … Read more
The state Board of Education voted to accept rules governing the establishment of charter schools in West Virginia. The state legislature approved the establishment of charter schools last year, despite opposition from teachers unions.
A man is under arrest after human remains were found in the Beckwith area last summer. Forty-three-year-old Rondall Renick is charged with murder. The remains of Dawn Grose were found in Renick’s home last July.