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cblack@newsandsentinel.com Tim Cantwell and his crew from TC Towing and Repair came to Cairo to help with the recovery of the Veterans Memorial after it was damaged due to flooding last month. (Photo Provided) CAIRO — After sustaining damage from recent flooding, the Veterans Memorial in Cairo is being repaired and will be moved to a safer location. Since 2017, the memorial needed work done but with the damage to the retaining wall Feb. 28, that project became more of a necessity. The day a...

/ West Virginia expects to receive at least $4 billion in direct federal funding and benefits from the American Rescue Plan that passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday. President Joe Biden is expected to sign the broad-sweeping aid package into law Friday. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin met with members of the West Virginia Municipal League (WVML), West Virginia Association of Counties (WVACO) and County Commissioners Association of West Virginia (CCAWV) yesterday to discuss specifics of the...

Mar 4, 2021 BEVERLY — The history of the Underground Railroad in West Virginia is still something of a mystery even after all these years. A series of safe points from the Deep South leading into Canada, spirituals such as “Follow the Gourd” were integral to guiding enslaved men, women, and children to a life of freedom up north. While certain routes along the Underground Railroad are well-known in the Northern and Eastern Panhandles and along the Ohio River, the heart of the Mountain Sta...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — One person from Wood County was confirmed as a death from the COVID-19 coronavirus Wednesday morning from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The state confirmed the death of a76-year-old male from Wood County, according to the Wednesday morning pandemic update from the department. Eleven additional deaths from the virus were confirmed in the 24-hour period from Tuesday to Wednesday morning. The total of deaths since the pande...

UPDATE: W.Va. reports 1 death, 421 new COVID-19 cases on Friday WTAP UPDATE: 2/26/21 10:30 A.M. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported one death and 421 new COVID-19 cases in statistics updated Friday morning, leaving the state with 2,291 deaths and 131,234 cases. The death confirmed by the DHHR was a 68-year-old Webster County woman. “As we solemnly observe this tragic loss of life, we must continue to fight this virus,�...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — Vaccination clinics are scheduled this week in local counties and around West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines said in a joint release. The vaccination program through the Operation Save Our Wisdom initiative this week will be offered to residents 65 and older. All West Virginians 16 and older are encouraged to pre-register f...

CHARLESTON — COVID-19 vaccination clinics are scheduled this week throughout West Virginia, according to an announcement by Gov. Jim Justice, the Department o

CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.

tbennett@newsandsentinel.com Delegate Sean Hornbuckle makes a plea for lawmakers to slow down during debate on House Bill 2012. (Photo Provided) Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan, said an intermediate court of appeals is needed in West Virginia. (Photo Provided) Artist’s rendering of the future John Chambers College of Business and Economics. (Photo Provided) From left, Harry “Hap” Esbenshade III with his late father, Harry H. Esbenshade Jr. (Phot...

Feeding the front line, whooping cranes, stadium crowds: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Vaccines against COVID-19 will soon be available at more than 70 Walmart and Sam’s Club stores across Alabama, the company and the state announced. The retailer said people who meet the state’s eligibility requirements can begin signing up for appointments, and the immunizations begin Friday. Part of the program’s ai...