Bulletin Board: Dec. 18, 2015
Speakeasy Singles reunionSpeakeasy Singles will hold a Christmas Reunion Dance from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday at the Columbia Gas Ballroom, 1700 MacCorkle Ave. S.E. Former Singles who are now married...
View ArticleKanawha school board president won't run again; 2016-17 calendar approved
By Ryan Quinn The president of Kanawha County's school board announced Thursday she won't run for re-election next year, at a meeting where board members also approved next school year's calendar....
View ArticleSouth Charleston gives final approval to sales tax on 7-2 vote
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston Council has given final approval to a 1 percent municipal sales tax.The tax is expected to take effect on July 1. It will raise an estimated...
View ArticleLawyer will have to explain informant ID release
By Erin Beck A judge has ordered a Kanawha public defender to explain why she should not be held in contempt for giving a client a copy of a packet that contained the identity of a confidential...
View ArticleCoonskin Park sees double the visitors for 2015 light display
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Parks Commission announced that twice as many people have visited the Coonskin light display in 2015 as did last year."It was bumper to bumper all the way to...
View ArticleWest Virginia's Camden Park accused of safety violations
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Camden Park in Huntington faces more than $65,000 in proposed fines after a federal investigation found serious workplace safety hazards.The U.S. Occupational Safety and...
View ArticleProfessor, students create 3D-printed hand for boy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A college professor and students have developed a 3D-printed hand for a child.WOWK-TV reports Mountwest Community and Technical College Professor Ted Triplett and his team of...
View ArticleAround WV: Dec. 18, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: an update on a potential new drug rehabilitation center in Berkeley County, Huntington improves its LGBT-inclusivity ranking, and more. n West Virginia University...
View ArticleNew, more efficient Gazette-Mail e-edition launched
We have launched a new and improved version of our e-edition. With this new version, you will be able to continue reading the digital replica of the print newspaper, but it will be more efficient...
View ArticleChemical Safety Board won't probe Axiall incident
By Ken Ward Jr. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board will not deploy a team to investigate an incident earlier this week that sent 11 workers at a Marshall County chemical plant to the hospital, the...
View ArticlePrenter residents without water; officials say it should return soon
By David Gutman After more than two days without access to water, about 65 residents of Prenter, a Boone County town with a long history of water woes, should soon have service restored, following a...
View ArticleCongress sends tax and spending bill for Obama's signature
By By Erica Werner The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Congress ended its chaotic year on a surprising note of bipartisan unity and productivity Friday, overwhelmingly approving a massive 2016 tax and...
View ArticleGroup cuts rates for WV court-appointed attorneys
By Kate White "Emergency guidelines" were issued Friday by the head of West Virginia's Public Defender Services, which will cut the amount that attorneys taking court-appointed cases are reimbursed...
View ArticleKanawha library set to open new teen/tech area
By Ryan Quinn After nearly a year of renovation, the Kanawha County Public Library's main branch plans Monday to re-open its fourth-floor teen and digital collections area - now with more space, video...
View ArticleNitro-St. Albans bridge reopens after crash
By Staff reports A four-car vehicle accident closed the Kanawha River bridge between Nitro and St. Albans for a time Friday evening.A Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said there were no injuries in...
View ArticleManchin, Capito split on new federal budget
By David Gutman West Virginia's two senators were on opposite sides of the giant year-end budget package passed Friday by Congress, and in somewhat unorthodox positions, with the Democrat bemoaning...
View ArticleAlyce Faye Bragg Column: Dec. 19, 2015
Misty, blue shadows are tucked between the bare trees, and the mild weather seems more like an Indian Summer than it does late December. It reminds me so much of the year before our son Andy was born....
View ArticleIcy roadways cause numerous wrecks, I-64 closure Friday night
Police and dispatchers said icy roads caused numerous wrecks throughout Kanawha County Friday evening. "There are 39 active accident calls," a Kanawha Metro 911 dispatcher said around 8:30 p.m. "We're...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories: Dec. 19, 2015
The Glen White Trap Hill Public Service District and the Clear Creek System have lifted boil-water advisories issued Tuesday.
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