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Rock Branch music teacher nominated for West Virginia Teacher of the Year
POCA, WV (WOWK) – Rock Branch Elementary Music Teacher Seth Skiles is one of five teachers in the Mountain State to be nominated for the West Virginia Teacher of the Year award. Skiles has been teaching at Rock Branch Elementary in Poca for the past five years. He also founded and leads their choir program. […]
‘Hollywood Squares’ Host, W. Va. Native Peter Marshall Dies
The West Virginia native who hosted NBC’s “Hollywood Squares” has died. Peter Marshall died in Los Angeles Thursday of kidney failure at age 98, according to the Associated Press. Marshall was born in Clarksburg and grew up in Huntington. The game show ran 5,000 episodes from 1966...
NAACP files lawsuit against WV agencies, alleges failure to collect data
The state NAACP filed a lawsuit this week against three West Virginia departments, alleging they failed to collect data meant to improve the juvenile justice system. The organization filed the lawsuit Thursday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. The complaint lists as defendants the state Department of Homeland Security, Department of Human Services and the Department […]
Paws N Pals cuts ribbon on new location
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Paws N Pals Doggy Daycare cut the ribbon on its brand-new Beckley location on Thursday. The new facility, which can be found at 611 South Oakwood Avenue across from AscendHR, will provide additional space for pets to be boarded, including an expansive, fenced in back-yard area set aside for the animals […]
Princeton Health Care Center secures $10 million in funds, announces construction of Mercer County skilled nursing facility
PRINCETON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Princeton Health Care Center has announced a preliminary award of $10 million in Congressionally Directed Spending Funds to be directed toward the construction of a new skilled nursing facility to be erected in Mercer County. Confirmation came from the office of Senator Shelley Moore Capito on Friday, August 2, 2024, PHCC […]
Oak Hill’s Betty Burgess turns 100 – Happy Birthday Betty!
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – Not every day does one come across someone celebrating their 100th birthday. What’s the key to longevity? For Betty Stinnett Burgess, this milestone is about a life well lived and surrounded by love. “When I say I’m celebrating 100 years, I think in...
Pet kangaroo takes a joy-hop through Logan County
LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - A family’s pet kangaroo was on the loose in Logan County this morning. The kangaroo slowed traffic on Mud Fork Road in Verdunville according to one of the drivers on his way to work. “I was driving to work, and we had five cars...
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