Tag: Fayette County
Trump administration invests $349K in Kanawha/Fayette counties
MONTGOMERY, WV (WOAY) – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $349,200 in Community Facilities Loans...
Local business and motorcycle club team up to support Fayette County...
LANSING, WV (WOAY) - A motorcycle club teams up with a local business to raise funds for the Fayette County Special Olympics.Â
Canyon Rim Gifts...
COVID-19 Case Confirmed at Adventure’s on the Gorge
LANSING, WV (WOAY) – One person who attended Wings Night on 10/19/2020 at Adventures has tested positive for COVID -19.
CDC recommends testing...
Beckley Veterans Center performs community outreach in Fayette County
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - The Beckley Veterans Center performed some community outreach in Fayetteville.Â
Each week the Veterans Center sets up a remote stop in...
Coda Mtn. Academy launches fall semester of Coda Engage
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Coda Mountain Academy continues its regular Coda Inspire program in schools but this year, they add something new to...
Coda Kitchen to hand out Halloween candy
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Coda Mountain Academy's Coda Kitchen still offers meals to those in need.
The Christian-based organization has worked to feed the...
Elderly Care Center experiences spike in COVID-19 cases
MONTGOMERY, WV (WOAY) - A local elderly care center juggles a couple dozen cases of coronavirus.
Montgomery General Elderly Care Center was lucky to go...
Bridge Walk celebrates New River Gorge Bridge’s 43rd birthday
LANSING, WV (WOAY) - Bridge Walk celebrates the New River Gorge bridge's 43 years since its dedication with a Bridge Walk special.
The bridge attracts...
Local gym raises money to help those in need
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - Anytime Fitness teams up with a local organization to raise money for those in need.
The 24-hour gym collects donations...
Fayette County Schools confirms COVID-19 case
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Fayette County Schools confirmed a coronavirus case at Valley PK-8.
The health department is conducting contact tracing. The case is...
Temporary Tailwaters Road Closure at Gauley River NRA
GLEN JEAN, WV (WOAY) – New River Gorge National River Superintendent Lizzie Watts announces that the Tailwaters area of Gauley River National Recreation Area...
UPDATE: Two suspects arrested in the case of missing Oak Hill...
UPDATE: OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia State Police has confirmed that Steven Martin Lawson and Jalesa Dashea Bass, the two suspects in...
Fayette County Clerk shares safety measures being taken for early voting
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - In-person early voting officially starts this Wednesday. Fayette County is taking all precautions to ensure everyone's safety during this pandemic.
Early...
Fayetteville businesses still see weekend boom despite ‘The Bridge Day That...
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - They called it 'The Bridge Day That Wasn’t' as most expected a slow weekend in Fayetteville without the state's largest...
Wednesday is the last day to request absentee ballot
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Election day is only weeks away, and those who would like to vote by mail are encouraged to request their...
Wildwater Express hosts ‘haunted car wash’ in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - For just $20, you can get a good scare in while checking an errand off your to-do list at a...
New River Health to offer flu shot clinic on Oct. 30
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - New River Health will be hosting a flu clinic at the end of the month.Â
It will be on October...
Fayetteville parks reopen
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Park Commission has voted to reopen town parks in Fayetteville.
This month, the Park Commission voted to close town parks due...
Authorities search for missing woman
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing woman.
Angel Renee Keaton, 42, has not been heard from...
Ten schools in five counties confirm COVID-19 cases
WEST VIRGINIA (WOAY) - Five counties confirm new cases of coronavirus via Facebook, prompting some to move to remote learning.
In Fayette County, a case...
A life fully lived; Fayetteville remembers Sib Weatherford
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Â Three years ago, on the Friday before Bridge Day, Sib Weatherford became the first person in a wheelchair to go...
Fayette County Sheriff’s trying to locate missing juvenile
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY)- The Fayette County Sheriff's Department is currently attempting to locate a runaway juvenile in the Mount Hope area.
14 year old...
Churches, organizations team up to offer Thanksgiving meal
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Last week, the Community Thanksgiving Meal at the Lewis Center was canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Concerned that the cancelation...
Transmission improvements planned in Fayette County
Fayette County, WV (WOAY) – Appalachian Power representatives and the utility’s affiliate, AEP West Virginia Transmission Co., Inc., plan upgrades to the electric transmission...
Fayette County Health Department to host free Halloween-themed flu shot clinic
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Flu shots are now available at the Fayette County Health Department, but the department is also hosting a fun, Halloween-themed...
