As Halloween gets closer daily, I find myself wondering just what a “kid” would look like if he or she were to desire to dress up and go trick-or-treating as COVID-19 for the upcoming ghostly holiday. I would think that even a spooky COVID-19 character would have to wear a mask. But what wou…
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CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
Cledus T. Judd’s new video about children affected by adults’ addiction gets over 1M views in a week
HUNTINGTON — Local radio DJ Cledus T. Judd of WTCR-FM is known for making country music comedy videos.
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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A man from Florida will face charges of second-degree murder after police say he shot and killed a man during a road rage incident in Williamson on Thursday.
MADISON — Boone County Sheriff Chad Barker and Chief Deputy Mark Abbott presented their department’s statistics for the month of September to the Boone County Commission on Oct. 5.
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CHARLESTON — State revenue collections came in hot in September, with $505.52 million of tax collections topping estimates by $84.64 million and exceeding September 2020 collections by $80.9 million.
MADISON — The City of Madison heard a complaint regarding a water runoff problem in the Leftwich Avenue area during council’s regular session on Oct. 4.
UNEEDA — Police say a routine traffic stop led them to seize more than one pound of marijuana the driver was transporting in a vehicle along Route 85 on Sept. 23.
DANVILLE — The Danville Town Council discussed the potential for a new splash park for children during the last regular session meeting on Oct. 5.
WHITESVILLE — A traffic stop in the town of Whitesville led to an arrest and charges for a Raleigh County woman on Sept. 24.
SOUTH CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County knife maker is donating all of the profit from a raffle for one of his custom-built knives to the Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578 in Madison.
GLENVILLE, W.Va. — Glenville State College student Keaira Hager of Madison has been awarded the Mary J. Griffith Scholarship from the GSC Foundation for the 2021-2022 academic school year. She is the daughter of Irene Houser and is majoring in behavioral science.
CHARLESTON — Principals, counselors and staff from 16 high schools across the state are being recognized for their schools’ efforts to inform students of higher education opportunities after graduation. The “Champion of College Access and Success” recognition awards are annually presented by…
The Scott High School 2021 homecoming court includes: Front row: Selina Lin, Jalynn Browning, Baylee Dunlap, Anna Burns, Dylan Grant. Back row: Garrett VanGundy, Cody Nantz, Halee White, Landon Stone, Cooper Martin.
HUNTINGTON — The death toll continues to surge from the coronavirus pandemic in West Virginia, according to health data released Friday.
CHARLESTON — NAACP West Virginia chapter president Owens Brown will be the first Black man to serve in the state Senate, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday.
MAN, W.Va. — Oct. 1, 2021, is a day Keona Acord will remember the rest of her life.
On Aug. 10, President Joe Biden nominated then Boone and Lincoln County Circuit Judge William Thompson (pictured) to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
MADISON — Boone County Commissioners moved to commit up to $264,000 to a water project that would see a cabin resort perched on Mountaineer Drive off of U.S. 119 near Danville.
Former Marshall University and NBA basketball athlete Harold Everett “Hal” Greer was honored posthumously with the dedication of a bronze statue adjacent to the Cam Henderson Center on Saturday.
Cledus T. Judd’s new video about children affected by adults’ addiction gets over 1M views in a week
HUNTINGTON — Local radio DJ Cledus T. Judd of WTCR-FM is known for making country music comedy videos.
PRICHARD, W.Va. — A Prichard man told Wayne County police he doesn’t remember what killed his wife before he woke up on his kitchen floor last month to find her dead, then placed her in the trunk of a car in a panic.
OTTAWA — Boone County Sheriff’s Office investigators believe they have nabbed a man who left the scene of an accident where another man was killed on Sept. 15 in Ottawa.
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CHARLESTON — Tsubasacon, West Virginia’s largest convention dedicated to anime, comics, gaming and pop culture, will return to the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center from Friday-Sunday, Oct. 8-10. The annual event features shopping, gaming, discussion panels, live music and an annua…
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CHARLESTON — Vaccination rates among young adults in West Virginia are lagging as COVID-19 cases are ticking back up.
CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.
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CHARLESTON — Two fathers, who are also public school teachers and union members, are suing to stop charter schools from opening in West Virginia without county voters’ approval.
Approximately 10% of all yearly diagnosed breast cancer cases affect women that are less than 40 years old. A large number of women who have never thought of being affected by breast cancer face this diagnosis.
FOSTER — Jennie Barnett Cook believes it was the support of her family and community that ultimately helped her move past a breast cancer journey that began in 2018.
On March 5, 2019, Jodi Carter received a diagnosis that would change her life forever.
HUNTINGTON — Even after personally defeating the disease, Bob and Elsie Pruett are continuing an ongoing battle against cancer.
BOONE COUNTY — Boone County Schools will post multiple roofing/painting projects out for bid in the upcoming weeks, including projects at Sherman High, Brookview Elementary School and Van Jr./Sr. High School, followed shortly by a roofing project at the Scott High football field house.
OTTAWA — A Joes Creek man was arrested and charged after he fled police on Sept. 16, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
FOSTER — The Boone County School Board moved to approve annual financial statements that will be submitted to the West Virginia Department of Education after a two-hour special meeting on Sept. 27.
NAOMA — Whitesville area pastor Zack Pandelios and his church, Horsecreek Freewill Baptist, will host an event this month featuring southern gospel staples The Kingsmen Quartet with special guests Jay Humphreys Trio.
BOONE COUNTY — Boone County Schools has reached a resolution agreement with the United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights regarding a complaint that was filed against the school system.
CHARLESTON — The 2021 Mrs. West Virginia America, Cydney Fields, recently presented checks to two West Virginia victim-serving agencies to support the work of survivors of abuse — the WV Child Advocacy Network and the WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
MADISON — A balloon presentation decorated Main Street in Madison with blue balloons as representatives from Boone Memorial Hospital and its recovery program, Brighter Futures, gathered at noon on Monday, Sept. 27.
On March 5, 2019, Jodi Carter received a diagnosis that would change her life forever.
FOSTER — Jennie Barnett Cook believes it was the support of her family and community that ultimately helped her move past a breast cancer journey that began in 2018.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is an important month, because the risk of breast cancer for a female is 12-13% over her lifetime. This is a big number! What can we do on a regular basis to reduce this risk and what can be done to screen for this cancer?
Breast cancer is a scary reality for some women. And misinformation can make it even scarier.
MINGO COUNTY — “I think that returning to some kind of normalcy in my life was what I needed the most,” said lifelong Chattaroy resident Janee Scott after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2012. “For quite a while, my life was flipped upside down.”
HAMLIN — Charles Vance has practiced medicine in Lincoln County for more than 40 years.
HUNTINGTON — The five final candidates to be the 38th president of Marshall University are all accomplished leaders, but one on the list stands out for his lack of higher education experience: Brad Smith.
HUNTINGTON — The Marshall Artists Series is returning for an 85th season with a lineup featuring a wide array of events from well-known theatrical performances and musical acts to a handful of local film screenings.
The five finalists will be invited to campus for public interviews in the upcoming weeks.
MADISON — Boone County Sheriff Chad Barker approached the Boone County Commission on Sept. 21 about installing parallel-parking practice stations in parks around the county.
