South Charleston revises employee pay scale system
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston council is set to revise the pay scale for 186 non-uniform employees and grant 25-cent-per-hour pay increases for most workers. An ordinance...
View ArticleTamarack artists headed for former Staats Hospital
By Elaina Sauber The revamped Tamarack Foundation for the Arts is raising funds for a new facility on Charleston's West Side that will anchor artist entrepreneurs to West Virginia's burgeoning...
View ArticleNew Bible Center leader wants renewal for Charleston
By Lori Kersey The new leader of one of Charleston's biggest congregations has a vision not only for his church, but also for the impact it can have on the city. "My vision for Bible Center ... in my...
View ArticleSt. Albans continues work on streetscape project
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail The streetscape project in St. Albans continues to move forward as city council members begin looking ahead to phase five. St. Albans council has agreed to...
View ArticleDunbar council OKs police dog retirement with handler
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar City Council voted unanimously Monday night to officially retire police K9 officer, Kratos, and transfer his ownership to his handler, city police Lt. Michael Lester. "We were...
View ArticleCharleston to apply for $1M grant for bicycle master plan
By Elaina Sauber Charleston City Council's Finance Committee voted Monday to authorize a grant application for more than $1.1 million for the city to pursue its bicycle master plan. The Transportation...
View ArticleRock slide results in wreck in Cedar Grove
By Staff reports A driver hit a rock that fell in a rock slide on U.S. 60 in the Cedar Grove area this morning, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher. The rock slide and wreck occurred in...
View ArticleCURA to update downtown, West Side revival plans for first time since 1985
By Elaina Sauber The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority hasn't updated its revival plans for downtown and the near West Side since they were first adopted in 1985. Those long-expired strategies...
View ArticleDetroit man gets life in prison for Rand shooting
By Kate White Antoinette Maxwell pressed her fingers against her eyes in the courtroom Wednesday. "Amen," she said upon hearing the judge tell Leonard Thomas, the man convicted of killing her son,...
View ArticleBlade signs may return to downtown Charleston
By Elaina Sauber Downtown Charleston is one step closer to allow projecting signs from storefronts - with a few restrictions. The Municipal Planning Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to...
View ArticlePuppy adoption event postponed
The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association's Joe Holland Chevrolet and Imports adoption event, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, has been postponed for two weeks. "KCHA staff noticed Thursday that a...
View ArticleKanawha commission reduces cuts to outside agencies
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission was able to reduce its cuts to outside agencies after negotiating $300,000 from its insurance company. The commission had originally projected...
View ArticleJudge sets plea hearing for St. Albans man accused of gun, drug charges
A judge set a plea hearing date for next month in the case of a St. Albans man accused of manufacturing cocaine in a hidden room inside the basement of his home. Prosecutors asked a judge last month...
View ArticleKanawha magistrate candidates mixed on new election rules
By Kate White Several candidates for Kanawha County magistrate seats, who met with Gazette-Mail editors on Monday, said they like that judicial elections in the state are now nonpartisan. But other...
View ArticleFacelift planned for East End's Celebration Station playground
By Elaina Sauber East End residents shouldn't panic if they see some elements of the Celebration Station playground being torn down this week. The Charleston playground, built from the ground up by...
View ArticleReward offered for tools stolen from West Side work site
By Staff reports Days after thousands of dollars worth of tools were stolen from a storefront on Tennessee Avenue, the renovation team and building owner have been forced to put the project on hold....
View ArticleLeft over funds, increased revenue pump up Charleston budget
By Elaina Sauber Charleston officials are holding in reserve nearly $2 million left over from the current budget while they wait for an independent study to determine which city positions should...
View ArticleSetback leaves Solid Waste Authority struggling to become profitable
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority is, once again, struggling to find a way to become profitable. James Young, the executive director of the Solid Waste Authority, had been...
View ArticleKanawha magistrate candidates debate domestic violence program
By Kate White Some of the candidates running for Kanawha County magistrate sparred Tuesday over the way domestic violence cases in the county are handled. As part of a special domestic violence...
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