The City of South Charleston will hold an excess levy election Saturday, Feb. 1. The taxes from the levy fund basic city services including garbage collection, fire service, police protection, the library and parks and recreation. Early voting for the levy started Jan. 17 at City Hall. The excess levy is voted on every five … Read more
Ibex Global is hiring more than one-hundred new customer service agents in Charleston. The company provides contact center services and business process outsourcing solutions to clients, The starting pay for the positions is $12.50 per hour, plus incentives.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest nearly 19-million-dollars into high-speed broadband coverage in five West Virginia counties. The Harrison Rural Electrification Association will construct a fiber network connecting more than six-thousand homes, four-hundred farms, and five educational facilities.
More than 15-percent of West Virginians have diabetes, and House lawmakers are working to make insulin more affordable. They’re drafting a bill that would cap the cost of insulin co-pays.
West Virginia senators Shelly Moore Capito and Joe Manchin will hear argument in President Trump’s impeachment trial. The Senate will reconvene today at 12:30, and the first order of business is to debate trial rules. Manchin supports calling witnesses for the trial, and Capito wants a more wait and see approach.
The Red Cross is in critical need of type-o blood. They have less than a three-day supply available for emergencies. You can donate today from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at CAMC Women & Children’s home.
A Sandyville man is under arrest after police found materials for making a pipe bomb, drugs, and a stolen gun and vehicle when they served a search warrant at his Greenhills Road home. Forty-three-year-old Robbie Wolfe is charged possession with intent to deliver meth. More charges are pending.
One man is under arrest, and police are looking for a second suspect in the burglary of a home on Edgewood Drive. Thirty-three-year-old Richard Greene is charged with daytime burglary. Some stolen property was recovered.
Several dozen people gathered around the mall entrance on Court Street for the honorary name change of Court Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The honorary name change comes after months of hearings, meetings, and ultimately, the compromise to add Dr. King’s name to Court Street rather than replace it.
The University of Charleston’s NCAA Division II championship-winning men’s soccer team made an appearance at the Charleston Town Center Mall to meet with fans on Sunday. Players met with fans, signed autographs and took photos in center court. T-shirts and mini soccer balls were also given away. The Golden Eagles beat California State University 2-0 … Read more