KCHA Plans Fundraiser
The Kanawha County Humane Association has its third annual Tuxes and Tails fundraiser coming up, which they say is the most important fundraiser of the year. It’s set for September 10th at the Town...
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Schools Urged to Find an Alternative for Pricey Portable Buildings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has asked schools to reconsider using portable classrooms for students affected by floods. The Gazette-Mail reports that FEMA asked Kanawha County Schools last week to consider alternatives to portable...
WVU Students to be Remembered
A bell-ringing ceremony is planned at West Virginia University Friday to remember three students who died. The ceremony is scheduled for about noon Friday at Oglebay Plaza on the downtown campus in Morgantown. The...
Education facilities
The Fayette County Board of Education has passed a resolution in support of proposed changes to a plan to fix education facilities. The Register-Herald reports that the board passed the resolution on Monday in...
Unemployment
Unemployment rates dropped in 54 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in July. WorkForce West Virginia says the unemployment rate rose in Greenbrier County. Jefferson County’s 3.1 percent unemployment rate was the lowest in the...
Helping folks laid off
Officials say 29 projects in nine Appalachian states and in Texas are being funded by nearly $39 million from a federal initiative aimed at stimulating economic development in U.S. communities hard hit by coal...
Tougher requirements for flooding
Tougher requirements may be put in place for construction projects for flooding that receives federal money. The “Federal Register” says the White House wants to put more stringent rules in place on work done...
Pre-K
Pre-K education is showing benefits in West Virginia. Marshall University took part in a study that found children who attended Pre-K outperformed those who had no Pre-K experience in every measure. Benefits also included...
Schools success
The state’s head of education is using Mineral County as an example. State School Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano is praising its 97-percent graduation rate and says he will be sharing some of its best...
Mingo county budget
The sagging coal market is taking a toll on the Mingo County budget, so much so that layoffs and pay cuts are a possibility. The county commission will be back in executive session tomorrow...
