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…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former NFL cornerback and Marshall University star Carl Lee is standing in support of fellow Marshall football legend Randy Moss as he battles cancer. Moss revealed his cancer diagnoses last Friday on Instagram, just a short time after stepping away from ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown. Lee, the 12-year NFL veteran and three-time…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Police Department swore in 11 new officers Monday morning. The 11 new police officers makes it the largest class the CPD has seen since 2005. In a statement, Charleston Chief of Police Scott Dempsey said this was a special day for the department. “It is truly an exciting day for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— University of Charleston’s President Marty Roth says last year’s enrollment decline into the pharmacy program made it clear to UC’s administration that cutting the program was the right thing to do. “Unfortunately, last year they kind of reached a point where the tuition was no longer covering our operating costs,” Roth said. “The…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A magnitude 3.3 earthquake has been reported in areas near Huntington. The earthquake was reportedly felt at around 4:40 Monday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered not far from Chesapeake, Ohio. According to multiple reports, the earthquake was felt in areas of Cabell County such as Huntington, Barboursville,…
TORNADO, W.Va.— An ATV crash that left one left one-person dead Saturday evening is being investigated by the Kanawha County Sheriff’s office. Kanawha County resident, Mark Wayne Snodgrass, 57, crashed his ATV in the 1100 block of Gore Addition Road in Tornado. Investigators believe that Snodgrass drove his ATV off of the roadway, which caused…