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Public Nuisances Ordinance to see second reading at Ravenswood City Council meeting
RAVENSWOOD, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Members of the Ravenswood City Council will meet on Tuesday for a meeting at which a previously addressed ordinance regarding public nuisances will see its second reading. Scheduled to take place at 7:00pm on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the Ravenswood City Council meeting will also see consideration of a change order […]
Concord Dept. of Business to host 31st Annual Concord Business Challenge
ATHENS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Details regarding the upcoming 31st Annual Concord Business Challenge have been announced by the Concord University Department of Business. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:30am on Thursday, October 24, 2024, and will see junior and senior high school students from both West Virginia and Virginia showcasing their business acumen. […]
Officer who killed Tamir Rice leaves new job in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from a police force in West Virginia, the third time in six years he left a small department amid backlash shortly after he had been hired. White Sulphur Springs City officials...
Deadline for entries approaching for State Fair of West Virginia
FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) — Entry deadlines are quickly approaching for the 99th Annual State Fair of West Virginia. Livestock entries are due by midnight on July 6, 2024 and home, arts, and garden are due by midnight July 12, 2024. “Seeing the hard work exhibitors put into their entries and projects is always a highlight […]
Kanawha County deputies investigating alleged excessive force by police chief
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Kanawha County deputies are investigating allegations of excessive force after an incident involving the Cedar Grove police chief Monday. Deputies were called to the parking lot of Capitol Recycling in Shrewsbury on Monday afternoon after a reported physical altercation between a man and Cedar Grove Police Chief Jack Ice, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone caught setting off fireworks in Huntington could face $500 fine
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - If it makes a loud boom or flies into the air, it is illegal in the City of Huntington. As the Fourth of July approaches, the City of Huntington would like to remind residents that setting off consumer fireworks is illegal inside city limits. A state...
Price changes coming to U.S. Postal Service on July 14
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Price changes at the U.S. Postal Service will take effect this month. The new rates will include a 5-cent increase in price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 68 to 73 cents. Mailing service product prices increase by 7.8%. According to a news release, the...
New Council Members Sworn In, Allen Public Library Prepares for Temporary Relocation, and Citywide Bridge Repairs Approved in Allen
Allen City Council has ushered in a fresh phase of leadership and initiated key infrastructure projects. The council welcomed Ken Cook and Carl Clemencich as newly sworn-in members, with Ben Trahan stepping into the Mayor Pro Tem role following the meeting that took place last Tuesday. This civic shift aims to maintain the momentum of governance in Allen, with the outgoing members passing the baton to their successors in a seamless transition, according to the City of Allen.
OnPoint Ballers hosts basketball skills camp
MARTIN, Ky. (WYMT) - OnPoint Ballers founder, Carla Booth, and a teammate of the OnPoint Ballers Swish semi-pro basketball team, Kennedi Stacy, hosted basketball camps for people of all ages. “I just think a lot of times in a team setting, players don’t always get the attention they may need,”...
Justice appoints Ryan Browning to Wayne County House seat
Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday appointed Ryan Browning, of Wayne County, to fill the House of Delegates seat vacated by Del. Mark Ross, R-Wayne, earlier this year. Ross, a retired school teacher, resigned from office on May 21, according to a resignation letter sent to the governor’s office that day. The letter did not include […] The post Justice appoints Ryan Browning to Wayne County House seat appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over West Virginia jails, prisons conditions
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against West Virginia Governor Jim Justice and West Virginia Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Sorsaia. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 8, 2023, alleging that more than 10,000 inmates in the Mountain State are being exposed to inhumane conditions because of staffing shortages and […]
Art Exhibit Celebrates Pollinators And Appalachian Writer Talks Book ‘No Son Of Mine,’ This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, writer Jonathan Corcoran grew up in Elkins. While in college, his mother discovered he was gay. She disowned him and told him to never come back to West Virginia. She died in 2020. They never reconciled. Corcoran, a writing professor at New York University, has...
What’s next for the Chesapeake Bay? Draft goes out for public input
After 30 years of stubbornly slow progress toward restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers, federal agencies and watershed states in 2014 adopted a far-reaching strategy. Their agreement formally expanded the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to include three more states — Delaware, New York and West Virginia...
West Virginia State Police to heighten traffic enforcement over July 4th holiday
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — If you are travelling for the holiday weekend, you may see more West Virginia State Troopers around thanks to a traffic initiative. According to a press release, members of the West Virginia State Police will be out on patrol over the July 4th week and weekend through a Targeted Traffic Enforcement […]
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