The West Virginia School Board Association criticized the bill for eroding local autonomy and increasing state control.

After severe weather and fatal flooding swept through West Virginia in February, all school districts in the state will open ...

McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Last week, we looked at the devastation as the flooding cleanup remains underway in McDowell County. WSAZ’s Tim Irr has a follow-up about how several schools in ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — The McDowell County Commission is looking for volunteers to help monitor landfills in the county. According to a press release and a post on the McDowell County Commission ...

According to a post on the McDowell County Schools – WV Facebook page, schools in McDowell County will reopen on Monday, March 10, 2025. McDowell County Schools will help any individual families in ...

The Armstrong Fire, which burned over 50 acres in McDowell County, is now 90% contained. A backyard debris burn started the fire, the U.S. Forest Service says. A McDowell County wildfire that’s burned ...

The Armstrong Fire, which burned over 50 acres in McDowell County, is now 90% contained. A backyard debris burn started the fire, the U.S. Forest Service says. A McDowell County wildfire that’s ...

Troops with the West Virginia National Guard have been collecting flood debris as residents and the volunteers aiding them in McDowell County. Residents are being asked to put flood debris only in ...

WELCH – Plans for future school days are being made in McDowell County while individual schools are providing meals and other services in the wake of last weekend's flood which devastated much ...

The governor, who met with McDowell County officials and residents Monday while visiting flooded communities across southern West Virginia, has requested a major disaster declaration for the state.

In the Mountain State, Appalachian Power’s outage map shows less than five outages each in Greenbrier, Marshall, McDowell and Raleigh counties and 11 in Mingo County. MonPower is reporting it now only ...