State Gas Tax to Edge Down Slightly
The state gas tax is dropping, with means you’ll pay a little less at the pump in 2017. The WV State Tax Department says the state tax on a gallon of fuel will drop...
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Highland Hospital Won’t Sell to Acadia Healthcare
Highland Hospital has announced it is not selling its facilities to Franklin, Tennessee-based Acadia Healthcare. The sale was to include Highland’s Kanawha City hospital. Highland’s board of directors unanimously agreed to sell Kanawha City...
Driving Crackdown Through Sunday
State Highway Patrol troopers will target impaired driving in an enforcement effort this weekend. The effort starts today and continues through Sunday. It will include the state police agencies from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania...
Marshall Greek System Helps Lily’s Place
A group of sorority sisters at Marshall University handed Lily’s Place a check this week to make sure the facility can keep its doors open. WCHS TV reports the newborns fighting drug addiction at...
Court Records Show Means Was Unarmed When He Was Shot
15-year-old James Means was shot and killed November 21st by 62-year old William Pulliam, and Pulliam had a preliminary hearing yesterday. WCHS TV reports a detective had testified that Means had a BB gun...
No Agreement Yet to Fix Elkview Bridge
Merchants have been waiting since the June floods for the bridge to be fixed, but it’s not happening just yet. A deal to fix the bridge at the Crossings Mall in Elkview has fallen...
Army Reserve Members to Be Honored For Flood Rescues
Honors are coming to fourteen members of a Rainelle-based Army Reserve group for work on flood rescues over the summer. Members of the Army reserve ordnance will be honored on Saturday for saving lives,...
New Lights Could Be Added to Highways
There are worries over traffic light outages along Interstate 64 and Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper is asking the State Division of Highways for answers. The electrical system is several decades old, and...
Grant Money to Help Nitro Sidewalks
Sidewalks in Nitro are getting much-needed upgrades. The City of Nitro recently got a $50,000 grant that will help fix cracks and replace sidewalks, but it will be a gradual process. The grant covers...
Agriculture HOF
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture says nominations are being accepted for the state Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame. The hall honors people, businesses, organizations, institutions and foundations for contributions to agricultural, forestry...
