Twenty-Four Carrot Country
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in August to 7.6 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point fromJuly. Workforce West Virginia says 59,800 state residents were unemployed, an increase of 700 from...
Six West Virginia municipalities have been given a larger say in how they govern. The West Virginia Municipal Home Rule Board granted home rule status to Beckley, Grafton, Princeton, St. Albans, Moundsville and Oak...
A judge says the state properly awarded a $3 million contract for a security project at the Capitol Complex. Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Joanna Tabit’s decision came in a lawsuit filed by McClanahan...
Copper thieves strike again….Over the last two weeks thieves have stolen copper telecommunications cable in the Chelyan near the RR tracks along James River Road and Rt. 61. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says...
Thousands are weighing in with opinions on Common Core grade level expectations and standards…in fact about 200-thousand comments have rolled in. State Superintendent Michael Martirano called that amount of feedback “historic” during an update...
Just a few weeks into the school year, drivers still are not getting the message about stopping at school bus stop signs. On Monday, Kanawha County Schools shared video of a police cruiser rolling...
More students are attending the University of Charleston than ever before. The university announced Monday that this year’s total enrollment is 2,327 students, up over two hundred from last year. The school says part...
A firefighter is recovering from injuries today after a Putnam County fire. The fire at a home on Stonegate Drive started early Monday morning, either in the basement or on the first floor and...
West Virginia Higher Education Chancellor Dr. Paul Hill told a legislative interim committee Monday WVU has submitted its notice of intent to move existing academic programs from WVU Tech in Montgomery to Beckley. Hill...
Next school year, the government plans to start assigning schools grades on its new A-F rating system. State education officials will collect data on schools, and criteria will include student performance on things like...
