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JANE LEW, W.Va (WDTV) - A Lewis County family that lost its home in the July 21 floods is receiving a new home built by Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders. Letitia and Billy Lowther have lived in a camper on a muddy lot with their 16-year-old daughter and two dogs in the months since the flood.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correct the quote. It was not Canal Valley. SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — West Virginia’s first Sierra brick-and-mortar location will be in South Charleston. South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens confirmed that the retailer will be moving into the former Kroger building, along with TJ Maxx, which will relocate […]
Zachary Ryan Hatfield → Skyelin Neal Biggs Walls. Jeffrey Scott Brooks → Lisa Michelle Holt Garland. Richard Ray Jenkins Jr. → Angela Sue Waycaster Worsham. Landquest LLC → Jesse Frank Morgan and Ashley Ann O’Neal. Plateau District; 7.71-acre surface tract on Paint Creek near Route...
Roane County, W.Va. (WTAP) - There will be delays on Roane County Route 54, Vineyard Road, beginning 0.351 miles north of the intersection of Roane County Route 23/2, Lewis Station, for a paving project. The delay is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, and Tuesday, Nov. 17. 2026, between the...
Charleston WV – 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. Nov. 15, 2010: The landmark Aracoma Hotel in Logan was damaged by fire. It was demolished later that year. Nov. 16, 1734: Samuel...
Douglas Addison Miller → Amber Nicole Williams Creech. Joshua Leon Parsons → Angela Heather Poling Detamore. Justin Joseph Addair → Morgan Anya Saunders McAllister. Hunter Jarad Fury → Candice Dianne Prather Whitecotton. Death Certificates Issued. Jeffery Allen Cain. Mark Harvey Gaston. Kevin Jay Pryor. Land Transfers.
Judge Tim Sweeney ordered health officials to his courtroom over CPS staffing and called the news. The Supreme Court has issued a warning. Judge admonished for speaking to media about CPS understaffing: ‘Sometimes you just have to take a punch for the kids’ appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight , West Virginia's civic newsroom.
NICHOLAS COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) – Two elementary schools will close in Nicholas County at the end of this school year. The decision to close Zela and Birch River was made at a meeting Tuesday afternoon. Dwindling enrollment and subsequent funding drops are behind the decisions. Students from those two schools will go to the new Summersville […]
More information about funding availability, application guidelines and eligibility will be provided by the West Virginia Office of Energy in the future. Those interested can visit the Office of Energy website.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Known for his three decades as South Charleston mayor, Richie Robb is preparing to make an impact at the state Capitol. A Democrat, Robb unseated Republican incumbent Anne Charnock in the unexpired 17th State Senate District race this November. Robb garnered 14,732 votes, good for 53 percent of the vote.
For Maggie Blankenship, leaving West Virginia was once part of the plan. Coming home wasn’t. But after years spent away from the Mountain State, she discovered that the place she had been so eager to leave was exactly where she wanted to build her future. Today, the Putnam County...
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WCHS) — It's the end of an era in Mason County where a commissioner who has been a pillar of the community for three decades was defeated for the first time ever. It was an emotional moment as Rick Handley was unseated by his close friend...
WINFIELD, W.Va. (WOWK) – A Putnam County church’s Christmas display has been targeted by vandalism. A couple at the Winfield United Methodist Church is putting out the display, which is scheduled to open after Thanksgiving. However, they say they’ve run into something less than merry. Multiple wires throughout the display were cut. They say the […]
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — Renters in three counties in the Mountain State could be able to get grants from FEMA to help with recovery following storms and flooding that occurred in August. According to a press release, renters with damage from flooding and storms from August 14, 2026 to August 18, 2026 in Fayette, Kanawha, […]
ALUM CREEK, W.Va. — A trail network along Corridor G in Kanawha County is becoming better connected with two new bridges. The Forks of Coal Foundation, which operates property on the side of the highway deeded to them by the late businessman Jack Workman, received a $35,000 check from the Kanawha County Commission this week. That money will go towards installing connectors between properties on each side of the highway, the Forks of Coal Foundation land to the north and the newly acquired southern-side property.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A veteran living in West Virginia is getting a helping hand as she works toward her next chapter. Wintre Ward, an Ohio Army National Guard veteran, received the keys to a Chevy Malibu on Tuesday as part of the Progressive Keys to Progress program. Ward,...
Charleston, Huntington and Beckley drivers should know why even salted highways can become dangerously icy.
OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) – West Virginia American Water revealed a $165,000 investment to upgrade the water infrastructure on a street in Fayette County. According to a press release from West Virginia American Water, the $165,000 will be used for water infrastructure improvements on Sanford Street in Oak Hill. The release included that the project […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mountain State healthcare professionals were recognized by the West Virginia Rural Health Association for their efforts to help patients in rural communities. Educators and students that have both graduated and are attending classes at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine were recognized along with professionals...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — With over 2.5 million lights, GoMart Ballpark in Charleston has received its annual holiday makeover. Light the Night returns for its fourth year in Charleston Friday with a new synchronized light show, an ice skating rink, carnival rides and more. Organizers say seeing the joy on visitors’ faces makes the months […]
