KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –The state’s largest county has seen a continued decline in its chronic absenteeism rate since implementing a countywide system.
On Thursday, the Kanawha County Board of Education heard from the director of attendance and social services Kim Legg about the decline in the rate and the growth they have seen from multiple schools in the county. She also highlighted the efforts her department has made to ensure the number continues to decline.
In her report, Legg said they

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Hundreds of fans, alumni, and donors wearing Kelly green gathered Thursday evening at the Bill Noe Flight School in Charleston for Marshall University’s annual fundraiser, “Paint the Capital City Green.”
The event aims to raise money for the athletic department, with a particular focus on the football program
Eventgoers heard from several Marshall University coaches, including new head football coach Tony Gibson, women’s basketball head coach Juli Fulks, men’s basketball head

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, West Virginia Secretary of Health Dr. Arvin Singh appointed Dr. Mark McDaniel to serve as the acting state health officer for the state Department of Health.
Dr. Mark McDaniel
McDaniel, who has 25 years of multidisciplinary medical experience, recently retired from the role of state Air Surgeon for the West Virginia National Guard where he advised on health policy for north of 2,000 service members.
McDaniel has also served as the Chief of Aerospace Medicine and

MILLWOOD, W.Va. — As construction crews forge ahead with the building of Timet’s titanium alloy plant along Route 2 in Jackson County, directly across the road another group of construction workers install a vast array of solar panels. When completed the new micro-grid, the first in West Virginia, will cover 2,000 acres and provide 70 percent of the electricity needed for the Timet operation.
It’s the first microgrid project in West Virginia by BHE Renewables. Andrew Robinson is the Regional

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man is facing charges after getting in a physical altercation with officers Thursday morning and exposing them to fentanyl.
Charleston Police initiated a traffic stop at the entrance of Orchard Manor, Griffin Drive just after 11:30.
Memphis Ross (Photo from CPD)
Officers asked the driver, Memphis Ross, 24, to step out of the vehicle so they could conduct a narcotic investigation. When asked, Ross became combative and a physical altercation ensued, according to a

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. –An oversized log truck created havoc for motorists Thursday afternoon in Upshur County.
Upshur County Sheriff Mike Coffman said the driver of the log truck was travelling on Route 20 north near Buckhannon Thursday afternoon. The top of the truck’s crane clipped an overhead powerline, and brought down the lines on Route 20. He clipped a second line which closed Morton Avenue in Buckhannon. According to the sheriff, the driver, whose name was not released, then turned east on