LOCAL NEWS HEADLINES
- ● SoS Mac Warner rolls the dice on firings
Mac Warner has been a hard-working, productive Secretary of State. Under his leadership, the office has made significant improvements in the state’s business registration process,...... Read more » - ● Unemployment numbers decline slightly in AugustWest Virginia's unemployment rate last month was 5.3 percent.... Read more »
- ● Former Mason County sheriff sentenced after stealing historic gunTerry Lee Powell was sentenced to five months in prison, followed by six months of home confinement.... Read more »
- ● Second-half goals carry West Virginia past CincinnatiMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kevin Morris capitalized on the goalkeeper’s misplay to put West Virginia ahead in the 52nd minute, and Ryan Kellogg extended the margin...... Read more »
- ● Kanawha Valley residents deal with lines to cash settlement checksPeople affected by the 2014 Elk River chemical spill have 90 days to cash their checks.... Read more »
WV MetroNews
- Where Will Blake Shelton Pop Up Next?
Big news! All the details about the free show Blake Shelton is doing in Ft. Worth this week.... Read more »
- Kelsea Ballerini Feels Good About “This Feeling”
A brand new interview with Kelsea Ballerini all about her brand new collaboration with pop duo The Chainsmokers.... Read more »
- Brett Young Talks Lifetime Before Overnight Success
“I think the timing for what I’m doing is perfect,” Young told CMT.com in a recent interview. “It’s easy to look back and say, ‘What if I came to Nashville sooner? What if I had been pursuing music instead of baseball at age 22?’”... Read more »
- Shawn Mendes’ Crossroads Souvenir
Mendes tells the real story behind the minor facial injury he got in Nashville while in town for CMT Crossroads.... Read more »
- Carrie Underwood: Too Blessed to Be Angry
Carrie Underwood opens up for the first time about the struggles she had trying to get pregnant with her second baby.... Read more »
CMT News
- Where Will Blake Shelton Pop Up Next?
- Kelsea Ballerini Feels Good About “This Feeling”
- Brett Young Talks Lifetime Before Overnight Success
- Shawn Mendes’ Crossroads Souvenir
- Carrie Underwood: Too Blessed to Be Angry
CMT News
- Patriot Day observed at Ripley ceremonySeventeen years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, America changed forever.On Tuesday, the Jackson County community gathered at the courthouse lawn in Ripley for a memorial service in honor of Patriot Day.In the worst act of terrorism ever perpetrated on American soil, terrorists flew two airliners into the World Trade Center... Read more »
- Security upgraded at three county schoolsThree Jackson County schools have new security entrances.The Jackson County Board of Education provided funding to install new entrances at Fairplain, Gilmore and Cottagville elementary schools over the summer, Jackson County Schools Superintendent Blaine Hess said. The new entryways allow school personnel to better control access to the buildings.The cost... Read more »
- Greene Community Center is a goThe Greene Community Center is coming to life in the southern part of Jackson County.The Rotary Club of Ripley heard about the project during a noon meeting Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Jackson General Hospital.In the early 1940s, the Greene family gave some land to the Jackson County Board of Education... Read more »
- Justice provides update on Hurricane FlorenceFollowing an operations briefing held earlier today, Gov. Jim Justice is providing the following information as an update on the State of Preparedness for Hurricane Florence."We have mobilized multiple state agencies in preparation for the impacts on West Virginia from Hurricane Florence," Gov. Justice said. "We want to ensure that... Read more »
- Hurricane Florence: Jackson County preparing for the worst-case scenarioLocal officials are preparing for the worst in the face of Hurricane Florence's landfall.Interim Jackson County 911 Center director Montana Boggess and OES director Walter Smittle provided a report Wednesday to the Jackson County Commission on the preparations that have been completed.Smittle prepared a memorandum outlining the plan, which Boggess... Read more »
Community - Jackson Newspapers - Ripley, WV
- Patriot Day observed at Ripley ceremonySeventeen years ago on Sept. 11, 2001, America changed forever.On Tuesday, the Jackson County community gathered at the courthouse lawn in Ripley for a memorial service in honor of Patriot Day.In the worst act of terrorism ever perpetrated on American soil, terrorists flew two airliners into the World Trade Center... Read more »
- Security upgraded at three county schoolsThree Jackson County schools have new security entrances.The Jackson County Board of Education provided funding to install new entrances at Fairplain, Gilmore and Cottagville elementary schools over the summer, Jackson County Schools Superintendent Blaine Hess said. The new entryways allow school personnel to better control access to the buildings.The cost... Read more »
- Greene Community Center is a goThe Greene Community Center is coming to life in the southern part of Jackson County.The Rotary Club of Ripley heard about the project during a noon meeting Wednesday, Sept. 12, at Jackson General Hospital.In the early 1940s, the Greene family gave some land to the Jackson County Board of Education... Read more »
- Justice provides update on Hurricane FlorenceFollowing an operations briefing held earlier today, Gov. Jim Justice is providing the following information as an update on the State of Preparedness for Hurricane Florence."We have mobilized multiple state agencies in preparation for the impacts on West Virginia from Hurricane Florence," Gov. Justice said. "We want to ensure that... Read more »
- Hurricane Florence: Jackson County preparing for the worst-case scenarioLocal officials are preparing for the worst in the face of Hurricane Florence's landfall.Interim Jackson County 911 Center director Montana Boggess and OES director Walter Smittle provided a report Wednesday to the Jackson County Commission on the preparations that have been completed.Smittle prepared a memorandum outlining the plan, which Boggess... Read more »