Latest Kanawha County, West Virginia Stories
By Eric Eyre Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health members don't just want a new chief health officer who can manage the department's 45 employees, enforce the county's 3-month-old smoking ban and oversee the agency's expected move to a new headquarters site next year. Board members also want a visionary, someone who can turn the Health Department into a model for health agencies across the nation to follow. Sounds like a lot to ask, but the health board believes its found the man - or woman...
A 2,000-gallon aquarium filled with fish from the Kanawha River will be on display in the parking lot of Laidley Tower at 500 Lee St. E. in downtown Charleston today and Wednesday. The Life Below the Waterline display, sponsored by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, is designed to showcase fish diversity in the region's rivers and streams. Biologists from ORSANCO and the state Division of Natural Resources will capture fish to be used in the display by electro- fishing a...
* For complete listings of entertainment around West Virginia, including music, dance, theater, festivals and more, visit the extensive online calendar at calendar.dailymail.com. Events may be searched by category and by date. * HERE & THERE publishes listings of live musical, theatrical and dance programs, art shows, outdoor events and childrens activities open to the public. Deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. Tuesday. Send items, including phone number, to: GO! Charleston Daily Mail 1001...
Broadway shows and water rockets are two good ways to get students back in the classroom during the summer. It's the kind of excitement and opportunity that the Upward Bound program has been providing since 1965 at West Virginia State University. Upward Bound has been providing eligible high school students with academic support and social and cultural enrichment experiences for more than 40 years. WVSU's Upward Bound program serviced more than 160 students this past year, providing a...
By TOM HINDMAN/DAILY MAIL PHOTO Chelle Davis and her son Knash, 2, from Cane Fork, take a stroll at Kanawha State Forest to savor the last bit of summer-like weather. Their dogs, Bonnie and Clyde, splash around in the pond. (c) 2008 Charleston Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
A Cross Lanes man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting his niece. Michael Gene Parsons, 41, is being held at South Central Regional Jail. Nitro police arrived at a home on 15th Street at 3 p.m. Monday in response to a report of a sexual assault. Officers spoke with the father of the 2-year-old girl, who said Parsons inappropriately touched the girl, according to a statement released by Lt. J.J. Savilla. Parsons was a guest in the family's home and had taken the girl to use...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS West Virginia's fall forest fire season begins on Wednesday and lasts through the end of the year. During this period, outdoor burning is prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. But Division of Forestry officials warn residents that even during the cooler evening and early morning hours when fires are allowed, they can easily get out of control. Fire staff assistant Ben Webster urges people to use common sense. He says if an area is especially dry,...
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON - Charleston Area Medical Center plans to add 237 workers to its payroll next year to handle an expected increase of 1,700 patients. CAMC Chief Executive Officer David Ramsey said the majority of new workers "are going to take care of people in beds." CAMC Health System, the hospital's parent, expects to hire 47 people at subsidiary Integrated Health Care Providers. Integrated operates some physician practices in Kanawha County along with Health Plus...
The Charleston branch of the NAACP will hold its annual freedom banquet 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at West Virginia State University. The meeting will be held in the Wilson Student Union on the Institute campus. Verizon West Virginia President B. Keith Fulton will be keynote speaker. Tickets are $40 each and space is limited to 300. For information, call Terri Sherrod at 304-766-3165 or Coston Davis at 304-542-3030. (c) 2008 Charleston Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
The West Virginia State University Extension Service and the West Virginia Division of Forestry are collaborating on a series of workshops devoted to educating the public on important agricultural issues. The next workshop will focus on tree health and is slated for Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Wilson Student Union on the WVSU campus in Institute. "Anyone who has a yard most likely has a tree in it," said Dr. Almeshia Brown, Agriculture & Natural Resource Extension...
