Book lovers will have to wait another year for the West Virginia Book Festival. Organizers canceled the event over coronavirus risks. The festival was originally scheduled for Oct. 2-3. The 2021 West Virginia Book Festival is scheduled to be held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Oct. 22-23, 2021. The West Virginia Book … Read more
Governor Justice took a call from President Trump during his daily press conference, and was informed that West Virginia would not host the Republican National Convention. Justice floated the idea earlier this week, but said it was a longshot.
WVU has released its fall schedule. Students will return to campus in August, and then return home for Thanksgiving and finish the fall semester online in an effort to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak when the weather turns colder.
Governor Justice is considering relaxing the fifty-percent capacity threshold for indoor dining, and he announced that out-of-state visitors can now stay at state park lodges, cabins, and campgrounds.
There are six new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bringing the states total to over two-thousand. The death toll remains at 78, and the positive test rate dipped below two-percent.
Governor Justice says COVID-19 testing is under way at all correctional facilities in West Virginia after an outbreak at the Huttonsville Correctional Center. More than one-hundred inmates tested positive there.
A Meadow Bridge woman is under arrest for child neglect. Forty-three-year-old Tammy Moul is accused of leaving two children unattended. CPS workers say the children were cover in sores and the was in terrible condition.
A teacher in the Kanawha County School District, with nearly forty-years of experience, says she was passed over for the principal position at South Charleston High School, because of her sexual orientation. Kim Williams filed a petition with the West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board.
Two people were injured in a stabbing on 7th Avenue in Huntington. A suspect is in custody. Both victims are hospitalized in unknown condition.
Mayor Amy Goodwin joined a group of protestors in a march from Virginia Street in front of city hall to the five corners in the West Side. Organizers say the goal was for city officials to join in solidarity and protection. Goodwin said she joined the demonstration to show support for those who are protesting … Read more