CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite it being just under two weeks tardy, the Charleston Christmas Parade brought thousands out to the city’s downtown areas. “This is what Christmas is all about,” Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said. The parade, which was originally scheduled for December 5, was postponed due to extremely low temperatures and heavy wind.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The state School Building Authority awarded $65 million to a dozen West Virginia counties at their Tuesday morning meeting. They originally had requests totaling $250 million from 30 different counties. Kanawha County and Putnam County were among the counties awarded funding, both of which needed funding in order to start the process of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The newly-launched iLottery platform through the West Virginia Lottery is seeing its first big prize Powerball winner with a $100,000 dollar winning ticket. Although Mega Millions continues to stand at the forefront of national draw games with its $740 million jackpot, a winner confirmed the $100,000 ticket through its new digital iLottery…
NITRO, W.Va. — A Nitro High School teacher is joining the horde of 80 teachers in West Virginia to receive a national educators award of a lifetime. Students and staff gathered for an all-school assembly at Nitro High School Tuesday, with state Superintendent Michele Blatt on hand, as math and engineering teacher Adam Wolfe was…
MILTON, W.Va.— Students, staff and guests gathered Tuesday morning to cut the ribbon to unveil their new school. Construction on the new Milton Elementary School began in May of 2023 and students and staff will be moving into it when students get back from Christmas break on January 7th. The new school will be moving…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell County Board of Education has voted on Nazim Abbess to fill the vacant board position. Abbess currently serves as the Director of Cabell County 911 for the county commission. Abbess will fill the seat that was vacated when Reed Byers resigned in November. Abbess will hold the seat until the…