Nitro Voters Head to the Polls in June
Nitro voters will be heading to the polls soon. On Tuesday June 7th the City of Nitro will be holding their Municipal Election, voting on Mayor, Recorder, Council Members for Ward 1, Ward 2,...
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Community Center Will Get a New Roof
The North Charleston Community Center will see some upgrades after the Charleston City Council decides to move ahead with roof repairs. The council adopted a resolution this week to enter an agreement with Fairfax...
Men’s clothing store closing
A men’s clothing store in Charleston is calling it quits after more than eight decades in business. Kelley’s on Bridge plans to close by May 28th. It opened in Charleston back in 1934. A...
Expensive TV Ad against Justice
A Republican group has bought $500,000 in TV ad time in West Virginia to attack Democratic candidate for governor Jim Justice. The Republican Governors Association announced an ad buy Tuesday that puts its investment...
WV Unemployment rate
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly in April to 6.4 percent. WorkForce West Virginia said in a news release yesterday that the number of unemployed state residents fell by 1,000 last month...
WV Attorney wants to help get rid of prescriptions
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey plans to purchase incinerators for the disposal of unwanted and expired prescription medication in a state that leads the nation in the rate of overdose deaths. Morrisey announced...
Budget
West Virginia lawmakers have finished a second day of budget session without approving a spending plan. Yesterday, a Senate budget panel cleared a 45-cent increase to the cigarette tax and higher taxes on e-cigarettes...
Government to Hold Large Job Fair Wednesday
West Virginia is holding a state government career fair this week. The state Division of Personnel and WorkForce West Virginia are sponsoring the event Wednesday at the Culture Center in Charleston. It is open...
State Agency Creates Haunted Trail
It’s not summer yet, but the state is getting ready for Halloween. The state Division of Tourism is creating a haunted trail, and taking suggestions for places to include on its list of paranormal...
Lawmakers Continue to Hash Out Budget
West Virginia lawmakers are back to negotiate a long-delayed 2017 budget hampered by the coal industry’s downfall and low natural gas prices. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin called them back to Charleson to hammer out...
