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June 23 Flood
High School Band Brings Hope Back to Richwood
Several communities in West Virginia were devastated during the 1,000 Year Flood that hit June 2016. Many families lost everything – their homes, their…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport: W.Va. is Prepared for Public Health Emergencies
West Virginia is prepared for public health emergencies. That’s according to a report out Thursday.The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says in the 2017…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJudge: Consolidation Plan May Go On; Schools Can't Be Razed
A Nicholas County judge has declined to immediately stop the controversial plan to consolidate five Nicholas County public schools into two schools that…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDeadly Floods Voted Top News Story of 2016 in West Virginia
A National Weather Service meteorologist called it a "1-in-1,000-year" storm. By the time it was over, 23 West Virginians were dead.Flooding that ravaged…
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West Virginia Gets $5M for Flood Recovery Case Managers
West Virginia officials say the state has been awarded a $5 million federal grant to put case managers in each county hurt by flooding in June and help…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCarol Holmes Explains Why She's 'West Virginia Tough' in Richwood
Seventy-five-year-old Carol Holmes lives in Nicholas County, one of the counties hit hardest by the downpours that fell on June 23. Several people have…
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