Tag: Raleigh County
Sobriety checkpoint will take place this weekend in Raleigh County
BEAVER, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this weekend.
On Saturday, March 14, 2020, the West Virginia State...
Raleigh County Schools monitoring coronavirus
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Raleigh County Schools say they are monitoring the potential of a coronavirus outbreak.
In a press release, the school system...
Beckley HRC makes it clear to school board that city ordinance...
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - The CROWN Act, a measure that was brought up this year in the state’s legislative session, would have outlawed discrimination...
West Virginia slopes offer free tickets as ski season ends
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Several West Virginia slopes are set to offer free lift tickets to skiers and snowboarders as the season comes to...
Raleigh Co. 911 responds to coronavirus concerns
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Though there are no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in West Virginia, Raleigh County Emergency Services is working with...
WVU Tech students visit Park Middle School to teach children about...
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Students from the WVU Tech nursing department partnered with the West Virginia Attorney General to visit schools and teach kids...
Raleigh County Public Library to host rummage sale this Saturday
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - The Raleigh County Public Library will be holding their annual rummage sale this weekend.
The rummage sale acts as a small...
BB&T Bank on Harper Road set to close
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - BB&T financial center's Harper Road location will be closing on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.
Patrons will not need to do anything...
UPDATE: Raleigh County Magistrate suspended without pay
UPDATE: BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - A Raleigh County Magistrate has been suspended without pay.
West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Tim Armstead issued the suspension...
Deputies are searching for a missing Raleigh County man
BEAVER, WV (WOAY) - Deputies are searching for a missing Raleigh County man who went missing walking to work on February 28th, 2020.
On Wednesday,...
Boone Memorial Hospital helped miners complete their federal black lung claims
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Today, the Boone Memorial Hospital hosted an outreach event in Beckley for current and retired miners to complete their federal...
UPDATE: Raleigh County Emergency Services cancels disaster exercise
UPDATE (3/9/2020 9:39 AM) - Raleigh County Emergency Services canceled its full-scale disaster exercise that was previously scheduled for tomorrow.
Officials say they plan to...
Beckley VAMC responds to COVID-19 concerns
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - The Beckley VAMC released a statement released a statement regarding their response to the coronavirus outbreak.
"While the Department of Health...
MISSING: Deputies searching for a missing Raleigh County man
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing person.
Keeten Asbury was reported missing to the RCSO on...
Beckley gathers local medical professionals to discuss coronavirus prep
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - The coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19 as the CDC refers to it, has now claimed the lives of 9 people within...
Bowers Hospice House to offer free grief support this month
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Starting this week, the Bowers Hospice House will be offering free grief classes to anyone needing help during a time...
Access Health now allowing patients to wait in cars to limit...
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Access Health, a healthcare provider for Southern West Virginia, has an 11-step plan in place in regards to the coronavirus...
State-wide burn laws go into effect this month
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Every year between March and May, state-wide fire restrictions are put into effect. The laws come from the West Virginia...
Daylight Savings marks as reminder to change smoke alarm batteries
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - This month, people will spring forward and set their clocks one hour ahead. And while doing that, many people take...
NAACP leaders continue to be the voice for West Virginians
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Raleigh County NAACP President Barbara Charles has been the voice for the voiceless in West Virginia for over decades. Back...
NAACP gets involved in Woodrow Wilson and Greenbrier East basketball altercation
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Woodrow Wilson and Greenbrier East girl's basketball teams will face each other tonight for the first time since February 11th....
Fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network shut down by police for second...
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Every year, a local church group holds an annual fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network program. The fundraiser usually has...
WWE and RFX Adrenaline Wrestling coming to Beckley this weekend
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Tomorrow at the Raleigh County convention center, WWE and RXE Adrenaline Wrestling stars will take to the ring to throw...
Road cleared after accident
RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Ritter Drive is back open following an earlier accident.
According to dispatch, the call came in around 1:40 p.m. One...
UPDATE: Woman found guilty after rolling over and killing her baby
UPDATE:Â BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) - Ariel Bennett has been found guilty on three counts resulting in the death of her child.
The jury found that...
