Tag: Fayette County
Sheriff Mike Fridley speaks out after George Floyd’s death
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Tuesday morning, the West Virginia Sheriffs’ Association released a statement on the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man...
School officials break ground at Midland Trail High School to kick...
HICO, WV (WOAY) - The Fayette County Board of Education continued their kickoff celebrations for over $15 million dollars worth of renovations coming to...
Mt. View Christian School holds kindergarten graduation
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - This evening a class of kindergarteners graduated from Mountain View Christian School.
Parents drove through the school’s parking lot to...
Ansted woman sees infestation of thousands of cicadas
ANSTED, WV (WOAY) - While the cicadas coming back after a seventeen-year hiatus is interesting to many, one Ansted homeowner says she has an...
City of Montgomery postponing fireworks and July 4th celebration
MONTGOMERY, WV (WOAY) - The City of Montgomery has announced that it will be postponing the fireworks display and celebration for July 4th.
The announcement...
Cathedral Cafe celebrates 20 years with parade through Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Twenty years ago, on this day, the Bayes family took over Cathedral Cafe in Fayetteville, and it has since become...
Oak Hill residents use bubble machine to help lift community member’s...
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - Two Oak Hill residents decided to share their bubble machine with their community to help lift everyone's spirits.
On Sunday,...
Camp Royal warns public about scam as they prepare to welcome...
GLEN JEAN, WV (WOAY) - Camp Royal, a faith-based outdoors and sporting camp, has had their facility in Glen Jean for the past three...
Some sit-down restaurants continue to struggle ten days after reopening
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Most restaurants had a big boom in business when opening just in time for Memorial Day weekend, but some still...
Peaceful protesters gather in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - Over two dozen demonstrators gathered in Fayetteville Saturday evening.
Between 30 and 50 people stood outside the Fayette County Courthouse to...
Oak Hill awarded $1.5 million to revamp sewer system
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - On Thursday, Governor Jim Justice announced $27.1 million in Abandoned Mine Land Grant funding would go to various projects...
Fayetteville PK-8 celebrates their first eighth grade class with ‘One Last...
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - The very first eighth grade graduating class from Fayetteville PK-8 was honored with a drive-through celebration on Friday night.
They called...
Oak Hill able to create yard sale map for shoppers as...
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - Yard sale season is upon us and the City of Oak Hill has put new systems in place to...
Fayette County native serving his own community on the pandemic frontline...
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the West Virginia Army National Guard sent in teams to various regions across the...
Fayette County reports its fourth COVID-19 death
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Fayette County Health Department is reporting the county’s fourth death due to COVID-19.
The person who died was...
Fayette County finishes their week of vulnerable population testing with a...
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - Fayette County wrapped up their week of providing cost-free and barrier-free testing on Thursday.
The health department, in partnership with...
Oak Leaf Festival canceled for the first time in 21 years
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - This morning, the City of Oak Hill made the announcement that the Oak Leaf Festival is canceled for the...
Southside Junction Tap House in Fayetteville reopens
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - At 5 p.m. today, Southside Junction Tap House opened its doors for the first time in two months.
The pub in...
Local theater offers shows on Zoom
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WOAY) - The Historic Fayette Theater is going to begin virtual theater performances.
Starting in July, the theater will offer shows on the...
C&O Cleaners in Oak Hill closing its doors
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - After 91 years of service, C & O Cleaners in Oak Hill will close its doors.
A few weeks ago,...
Oak Leaf Festival canceled due to COVID-19
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - The City of Oak Hill and the Oak Leaf Festival Committee have canceled the Oak Leaf Festival for the...
Health dept. partners with New River Health for second day of...
MT. HOPE, WV (WOAY) - After a successful first day of vulnerable population testing, the Fayette County Health Department teamed up with New River...
Local libraries reopen to the public
FAYETTE COUNTY/RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Raleigh and Fayette County libraries re-opened to the public yesterday for the first time in over a month.
Fayette...
UPDATE: Boil water advisory lifted for Page-Kincaid PSD
UPDATE (Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at 2:30 pm) PAGE-KINCAID, WV (WOAY) - A boil water advisory for the Page-Kincaid PSD area has been lifted.
Officials...
ACE Adventure Resort to reopen Wonderland Waterpark this Saturday
OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) - ACE Adventure Resort has announced that it will open the Wonderland Waterpark on Saturday, May 30th.
ACE reopened last week...
