Tag: McDowell County
Demolition of abandoned homes begins in Kimball
KIMBALL, WV (WOAY) - The town of Kimball has been searching for ways to improve its industry. A big step in that task commenced...
Gary Police Department sets date for bike helmet promo
GARY, WV (WOAY) - The Gary Police Department has been on a mission to help improve safety within the community. Next Saturday the 27th,...
Gary Police Department receives ambulance grant
GARY, WV (WOAY) - McDowell County has been looking to upgrade its ambulance care. Recently, an employee of Gary died after waiting for an...
City of Gary auctioning off older police cars to raise money...
GARY, WV (WOAY) - The City of Gary is attempting to raise money to buy a new police cruiser.
The town is auctioning off three...
McDowell County concludes testing on minority populations
KEYSTONE, WV (WOAY) - McDowell County concluded testing for minority populations this weekend.
COVID-19 has a higher positive test rate for minority populations than the...
Community wide testing for COVID-19 continues in McDowell County
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - As we head into the weekend, McDowell County pushes forward with COVID-19 testing despite low numbers.
The county has had...
Pool in Welch to open with modifications
WELCH, WV (WOAY) - The Linkous Park Pool in Welch hopes to open this weekend.
Staff will take temperatures of guests and ask a series...
City of Welch to open pool this weekend
WELCH, WV (WOAY) - The City of Welch will open the Linkous Park pool on Saturday, June 6, 2020.
Pool hours will be Monday -...
Town of Gary cleans up illegal garbage dump sites with city-wide...
GARY, WV (WOAY) - The town of Gary just conducted a city-wide crackdown on illegal trash dumping.
The town brought in a number of enforcement...
COVID-19 testing for vulnerable populations to take place in McDowell County
CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) - As part of Gov. Jim Justice’s initiative to increase testing opportunities for minorities and other vulnerable populations in counties with...
Town of Gary to crack down on illegal trash dumping
GARY, WV (WOAY) - In recent years the town has had issues with the illegal dumping of trash and the town’s police force is...
Gov. Justice Awards $1 Million for Reconnecting McDowell’s Renaissance Village Housing...
CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) - Gov. Jim Justice today awarded Reconnecting McDowell $1 million from the Abandoned Mine Land Grants program, to be used for...
Town of Gary to update police memorial with plaque featuring names...
GARY, WV (WOAY) - In the small town of Gary, the police force is trying to find the names of all fallen officers in...
Town of Gary’s police force receives CB radio donation
GARY, WV (WOAY) - The town's police force recently received a donation of CB radios to use in their squad cars.
Before the donation, the...
Small town unveils only permanent police memorial in Southern West Virginia
GARY, WV (WOAY) - The only permanent police memorial in Southern West Virginia was unveiled.
Gary Police Chief S.P. McKinney says he is happy to...
Staff member at McDowell County Corrections Facility tests positive for COVID-19
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - A staff member at the McDowell County Federal Corrections Facility has tested positive for COVID-19.
As of now, no prisoners...
Small town in McDowell County to unveil police memorial this weekend
GARY, WV (WOAY) - The small town of Gary is erecting a memorial to honor fallen police officers.
Police Chief S.P. McKinney says that...
McDowell County Health Departments confirms testing complete at Golden Harvest Unit
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The McDowell County Health Department is reporting that everyone at the Golden Harvest Unit has been tested for COVID-19.
”As...
McDowell County reports all residents who tested positive from COVID-19 have...
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The McDowell County Health Department is reporting that the sixth resident who previously tested positive for COVID-19 has now...
Two more patients have recovered from COVID-19 in McDowell County
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Two more people have recovered from COVID-19 in McDowell County.
According to the McDowell County Health Department, two residents who previously...
McDowell County Health Department says three people have recovered from COVID-19
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - According to the McDowell County Health Department, the first three people diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered.
There have been six...
McDowell County confirms sixth positive COVID-19 case
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - McDowell County Health Department confirms its sixth positive COVID-19 case.
The Health Department released the following information:
“ A sixth...
McDowell County confirms fifth COVID-19 case, not related to other four
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The McDowell County Health Department confirms its fifth case of COVID-19.
“A fifth case of COVID-19 was confirmed by McDowell...
McDowell County Health Department confirms 4th positive COVID-19 case
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The McDowell County Health Department confirms its fourth case of COVID-19.
The Health Department released the following information:
"McDowell County Health...
McDowell County confirms third positive case of COVID-19
MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - McDowell County Health Department says the county now has its third confirmed case of COVID-19.
"At approximately 1:15 p.m. on...
