3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (151+ words) LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A school in Logan County that suffered heavy fire damage earlier this year will be permanently closed, officials announced. Back in February, a fire devastated Logan Elementary School. Damage necessitated Logan Middle School to absorb more…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (607+ words) by AMELIA FERRELL KNISELY, West Virginia Watch CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A new lawsuit brought by Mingo County parents seeks to stop universal expansion of the Hope Scholarship, the state’s education voucher program. The parents say their children’s school, which is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va (WCHS) — Multiple schools are being considered for closure next year in West Virginia. Community members are speaking out, demanding lawmakers to make a move before more communities lose their only schools. "People are asking why now, but it's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (368+ words) Charleston, W.Va. — A growing number of West Virginia families are looking beyond the traditional classroom, according to organizers of the third annual West Virginia Homeschool Convention. The West Virginia Home Educators Association estimates more than 25,000 students are now being homeschooled…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (352+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Weeks after state lawmakers questioned the handling of West Virginia’s school clothing allowance program, some families say they are beginning to receive benefits they did not expect to get. Calhoun County mother Farrah Capps said she saw…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (456+ words) Country music icon Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Tuesday, her nephew confirmed in a video posted to her social accounts. CHARLESTON, W.Va., (WCHS) — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is threatening legal action against the West Virginia Board of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (232+ words) MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Education leaders have outlined the rationale and process surrounding the proposed shuttering of a primary school in Mingo County. District leaders are considering the closure Dingess Elementary after the 2026-27 school year due to financial concerns amid…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (269+ words) LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Education leaders have provided new information regarding the rationale and process behind proposals to close three public schools in Logan County. Hugh Dingess, Justice and South Man elementaries are preparing to close due to financial concerns…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (375+ words) KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — When heading back to the classroom, good grades, making friends and learning new life skills are important factors, but for school and law enforcement officials, staying safe is at the top of the list. Kanawha County…...