More improvement with the daily county alert map….Kanawha County moved from orange to gold with Thursday’s map. The DHHR map continues to be dominated by orange, with 28 counties in orange and 13 in red. Fayette and Clay counties joined Kanawha in gold.
The Kanawha County Public Library has restarted its mobile program that helps get books to more people throughout the Kanawha Valley. Ever since the pandemic began, the Kanawha County Public Library’s ‘Book Mobile’ has been off the road due to COVID-19 restrictions, but it’s back now. Its first stop is the Patrick Street Plaza, where … Read more
As the weather warms up and you’re looking for things to do outside, you might notice upgrades at Kanawha State Forest. There are sixty miles of trails and many have been improved so they’re more user friendly for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The Salamander Trail is self-guided and it’s wheelchair and handicap accessible. The … Read more
The city of Dunbar dedicated a road in honor of longtime Kanawha County Commissioner Hoppy Shores this week. The road leading to Dunbar City Park was dedicated to Shores, who was born and raised in Dunbar. Officials said the dedication was a small token of appreciation for his 50 years of public service. Shores retired … Read more
WVU’s women’s basketball team makes it six in a row. The Mountaineers came from 12-points behind to beat K-State 65-to-56.
Senator Joe Manchin and Lady Gaga took a quick selfie and spoke about the singer’s West Virginia roots following the inauguration. Lady Gaga sang the National Anthem during the ceremony. Her family is from Wheeling.
Construction on the disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline is on hold. President Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office. The executive order says the pipeline is not consistent with the administration’s economic and climate imperatives.
Three counties in West Virginia are not complying with the Board of Education’s mandate to return to in-person instruction. The districts could be penalized for not complying with the in-person order, but the Board decided to delay any action until its next meeting on Tuesday.
Two West Virginia teachers unions are filing an injunction to temporarily halt in-person teaching. The unions want in-person teaching stopped in Kanawha County until all education employees have had the opportunity to get the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission is approving of Frontier Communications’ Chapter-Eleven reorganization plan. The company made a commitment to invest 200-million-dollars to deploy fiber optic facilities to at least 150-thousand locations in the state. When it gets out of Chapter-Eleven, the company will have reduced it debts by more than ten-billion-dollars.