Wife of flooding victim: His memory remains
By Erin Beck The day after the flood, Diana Sanders walked along Jordan Creek, picking up the pieces of her life. A teal piece of siding here. Some clothing there. Her Bible was untouched, but most...
View ArticleKanawha schools considering school social media, other policies
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County's school board is considering three policies, including a "social media policy" in which the district claims wide latitude to monitor communications. Other policies would...
View ArticleClendenin Elementary damage equals 97 percent of value
By Ryan Quinn The late June flooding caused damages to Clendenin Elementary equaling about 97 percent of the circa-1930 school's $3.7 million assessed value. Kanawha County Commissioner Dave Hardy...
View ArticleAttorneys debate whether Thaw's comments defamed Giles
By Ryan Quinn Attorneys for former Capital High principal Clinton Giles, Kanawha County's school board and board member Pete Thaw argued Monday over whether Thaw's comments about Giles in February...
View ArticleCharleston planners vote to reverse demolition bill
By Elaina Sauber After voting unanimously in April to increase the stay of demolition on historic buildings for up to nine months, City Council's Planning Committee approved another bill to do the...
View ArticleCURA officially looking for director's replacement
By Elaina Sauber The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority is officially hiring. The board voted Tuesday during a special meeting to accept Executive Director Jim Edwards' resignation. Edwards, who plans...
View ArticleElk Valley Express Library opens in Big Chimney
By Jennifer Gardner Within 10 minutes of its opening Tuesday, Ann Morris was the first person to check out a book at the Elk Valley Express Library. "I've missed you guys," she said with a big grin as...
View ArticleBrunch Bill passes committee, now on to Charleston council
Charleston is on track to legalize Sunday morning alcohol sales by the beginning of next week. City Council's Committee on Rules and Ordinances was the final step before its "brunch bill" goes to the...
View ArticleKorean War veterans gather to remember "The Forgotten War"
By Jared Casto Boyd Hiser remembers the night the Korean War ended. Under a clear sky adorned by a moon on the verge of fullness, Hiser spoke quietly with his Army comrades. Though the gunfire had...
View ArticleThis year's Multifest to collect donations, supplies for flood relief
By Elaina Sauber West Virginia's largest event promoting cultural diversity is focused on helping survivors of last month's floods that devastated much of the state. The 27th annual Multifest is...
View ArticleForecasting weather a childhood dream for retiring NWS meteorologist
By Rick Steelhammer For Ken Batty, the weather has always been more than a small-talk conversation starter. As an elementary school student in the Philadelphia suburbs in the late 1950s, the approach...
View ArticleACLU, AFT oppose Kanawha schools proposed social media policy
By Ryan Quinn The local branches of the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Federation of Teachers oppose language in the Kanawha County school board's proposed "social media policy," in...
View ArticleBus schedules released for flood-affected Kanawha schools
By Staff reports The Kanawha County public school system has released bus schedules for students attending its four flood-impacted schools: Bridge Elementary, Clendenin Elementary, Elkview Middle and...
View ArticleExchange student program seeks Kanawha Valley families
By Jennifer Gardner The start of school in Kanawha County is right around the corner, and as of now, five high school international exchange students are looking forward to immersing themselves in the...
View ArticleImam cites population fall for departure, says West Virginians inspire him
By Erin Beck Several months ago, Dr. Sameh Asal, who was the new imam of the Islamic Association of West Virginia, said he had noticed many West Virginians seemed unhappy about staying in the state....
View ArticleCharleston councilman says he was attacked on West Side
By Kate White A Charleston city councilman says he was attacked just after 2 a.m. Monday on the West Side, according to police. Bernard Slater Jr. was at the Go Mart in the 800 block of Washington...
View ArticleWV cities look ahead to 'brunch bill' benefits
By Elaina Sauber Three hours might not seem like much, but the economic impact for the roughly 120 establishments to benefit from Charleston and South Charleston's "brunch bills" is predicted to be...
View ArticleSt. Albans council hears tobacco ordinance
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail The St. Albans City Council began Monday's meeting with a moment of silence in honor of councilwoman Loretta Griffith, who recently passed away. She served the...
View ArticleCharleston council hears fireworks complaints
By Elaina Sauber Mayor Danny Jones was visibly frustrated during City Council's meeting Monday night as two Charleston residents pleaded with council members to pass a bill to ban or restrict the use...
View ArticleOfficials hope marketplace will boost Dunbar tourism
By Caitlin Cook A new bazaar is one of several new projects aimed at bolstering tourism in Dunbar, a Convention and Visitors Bureau official told City Council Monday. Jo Ann Cornell with the Dunbar...
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