The new director of the Kanawha County Public Library is a librarian for the 21st century. She loves a good story.
Almost as fast as the show was announced Friday morning, the city of Charleston’s first free drive-in movie was fully booked.
The Charleston Town Center mall opened its doors to shoppers Thursday for the first time since March.
Dan Reed, part-owner of Happy Days Cafe in South Charleston, moves things around the restaurant Friday afternoon before painting the interior. The eatery is planning to reopen for inside dining at half capacity on Thursday. It remains open for takeout and outside dining.
The town of Montgomery has lost its YMCA.
Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said she was surprised how many people in Charleston didn’t know about “Mortar Man.”
With its deputy superintendent soon taking over the top job, the Kanawha County Board of Education has promoted an assistant superintendent into the deputy role.
While restrictions meant to limit the spread of COVID-19 are being rolled back at the state level, advocates for Charleston people experiencing homelessness are preparing for a wave of evictions that could hit residents who are struggling financially in the wake of the pandemic.
Kanawha County Board of Education members unanimously agreed Thursday to use locally the process that the state school board developed for approving charter schools.
PHOTO: Repairs to temporarily shut down Southside Bridge
Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 130th Airlift Wing toured the skies of Central and Southern West Virginia on Wednesday to salute health care workers and first responders.
Charleston’s annual arts and music celebration will have a different look this year as FestivALL goes VirtuALL.
After shutting down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority, on Slack Street, will reopen Tuesday morning, according to a news release.
Charleston’s South Side Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday through 4:30 a.m. Monday, May 18 for repair work being performed by Triton Construction.
A shortage of masks, surgical gowns and other personal protective equipment (PPE) may force some West Virginia dentists to postpone reopening their offices on Monday, the return-to-work date recommended by the West Virginia Board of Dentistry’s COVID-19 Dental Task Force.
Putnam County Parks and Recreation board members decided Thursday evening that Waves of Fun, its wave pool at Valley Park, in Hurricane, will not open for the 2020 season.
Data breaking down COVID-19 cases for West Virginia’s black population has still not been released more than a week after it was announced. State health officials said they hoped it would be up Monday.
Eight-year-old Ayricah Clark was surprised by a mini Disney parade, Saturday, after her trip to Disney World was canceled. Clark was supposed to travel to the amusement park with her cheerleading team, the Famous Superstars, and her uncles, Chris Jones and Terrell Rush. Disney World is close…
Restaurants across West Virginia will be allowed to resume outdoor dining service beginning Monday, but some Charleston-area restaurant owners are torn as to what their futures may hold.
A state panel to respond to racial disparities in public health follows five straight years of legislation failing to make that happen leading to COVID-19’s disproportionately heavy toll on black communities.
HURRICANE -- The class of 2020 at Hurricane High School will be honored with signs lining the road leading up to the school next month, paid for by donations from the community.
The Charleston Fire Department could be down as many as 20 firefighters by the end of the summer, newly appointed Chief Jeffrey Jackson said in a phone interview.
“We may have limited resources, but when it comes to taking care of one another we always step up and find a way,” said Michael Farmer, program director of the locally based nonprofit Step By Step and pastor at Risen City Church.
Belcher, Drema - 1 p.m., Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.
Bell, Ray - Noon, Brookside Ministries, Mt. Carbon.
Foster, Connie - 7:45 p.m., O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.
Gray, Glenna - 1 p.m., Dotson-Simpson Memorial Cemetery, Keslers-Cross Lanes.
Hall, Leslie - 10 a.m., Mt. Olive Cemetery, Hurricane.
Horn, Roger - 11 a.m., Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane.
Myers, Joy - 1 p.m., Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet.
Ruffin Sr., Willie - 1 p.m., Grandview Memorial Park, St. Albans.
