West Virginia closed fiscal year 2020 with a 28-million-dollar surplus, despite challenges caused by the pandemic. Revenue was up more than expected, and 40-percent of us filed our taxes early. Governor Justice says the state was also able to make up revenue by taking money from the Medicaid surplus, then replenishing it later.
The City of Charleston will receive more than one-and-a-half-million-dollars from Community Development Block Grants, and over six-hundred-thousand-dollars in Home Investment Partnership funds. Several non-profit groups will benefit from the funds, and nearly one-million-dollars will be used for housing assistance.
Governor Justice is concerned about COVID-19 spreading in rural West Virginia with outbreaks affecting hospitals in Beckley and Logan, and a nursing home in Princeton. The hot spots are related to travel outside the state.
A man wanted in connection to a Putnam County shooting is under arrest. Forty-five-year-old Scott Snook is accused of shooting a man in the back in Poca. The victim is recovering.
Charleston Police say there is a scam making the rounds. A caller impersonating an officer claims to have a warrant for your arrest, and if you don’t pay using a pre-paid credit card, you’ll be arrested. The police department says they cannot accept payments for an arrest warrant, and warrants cannot be settled over the … Read more
Students in Putnam County will be split up alphabetically and report in person twice a week, and in Jackson County students will return one-day-a-week for the first month, then two-days-a-week, and if conditions are stable return to a five-day week after the first two months.
Students in Kanawha County will be back in the classroom in the fall. The Board of Education approved an in-person plan for re-entry that includes a staggered return September 8th through 11th. A blended model for most of September, and an in-person five-day option beginning September 28th.
Applications are being accepted for a deer hunt in Charleston. The city’s urban deer hunt season will be open from Sept. 5 through Dec. 31, and from Jan. 11 through Jan. 31. The hunt is aimed at controlling the deer population here. A statement from the city said applications cost $10 per hunter and documentation … Read more
West Virginia’s Department of Homeland Security has launched a statewide toll-free tip line that allows residents to anonymously report illegal drug activity. The tip line is offered 24/7 through the West Virginia Fusion Center’s new Narcotics Intelligence Unit. Anyone can use the tip line at (833) 905-DRUG. Information also can be sent in through an … Read more
Scott Cochran has been selected as superintendent of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. The state Board of Education chose Cochran at a recent meeting in Charleston. The school in Romney serves more than 100 children. Cochran spent six years as superintendent of schools in Webster County. He previously served as … Read more