South Charleston News

The following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between June 26 and July 2: Calvin Lee Bryant, 30, and Joy Beth Short, 28, both of Cedar Grove.

At the midpoint of his first term in office, South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens briefed city council on his administration's achievements so far and at the top of the list was the creation of a new rank for some of the city's firefighters.

A South Charleston woman was arrested when deputies found materials used to make meth in her home.

The following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between June 12 and 26: Matthew Scott Mullins, 22, and Sarah Marie Adkins, 22, both of Elkview.

It happened around 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of MacCorkle Avenue and Jefferson Road.

Community Missionary Baptist Church, 920 Amity Drive, will celebrate its anniversary at 3:30 p.m. Sunday.

Charleston Police say they are unsure what caused a North Carolina man to lose control of his vehicle in an accident that claimed his life.

Police arrested three people accused of tampering with parked vehicles in South Charleston.

South Charleston City Council voted Thursday to make a $15,000 contribution to the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority in order to keep the recycling center open.

A family snapshot followed by a walk up the plank, then it was time for a relaxing cruise on the Kanawha River.

Sunday in South Charleston, the first of three Jammin At The Mound concerts took place.

The Charleston City Council has authorized officials to enter into an agreement with the state Department of Highways that would provide some funding for the Kanawha Trestle Trail Project.

The southern half of the state found out Friday night what Marion County has known for a good while - Seth Quirk can sure shoot a basketball.

A man was shot several times in Charleston's West Side, according to police. Police say South Charleston resident Carlos Bego, 35, was shot in an alleyway off of the 1400 block of 4th Avenue before 11 p.m. Monday.

Posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009 ; 06:31 PM Post Comment Updated Wednesday, June 17, 2009 ; 07:30 PM It's the Interstate 64 bridge that crosses the Kanawha River in South Charleston.

Watch an audio slideshow about the bridge project at: SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bridge-building history was made Wednesday, when the final concrete pour was made to complete the mid-river main span of the Dunbar-South Charleston Interstate 64 bridge over the Kanawha River.

The West Virginia Division of Highways will hold a bid award meeting at 11 a.m. June 24 to finalize the contract for renovation of the westbound tube of the Wheeling Tunnel.

CHARLESTON Bids were opened this morning in Charleston for work slated on the westbound tube of the Wheeling Tunnel with the apparent low bid of $6.7 million being awarded to Ahern and Associates of South Charleston, W.Va., according to officials at the West Virginia Division of Highways in Charleston.

The deadline for victims of recent flooding to register for federal disaster assistance is less than a month away.

Charleston, St. Albans and Dunbar on Monday joined the Kanawha County Commission in bailing out the county's financially troubled recycling center on Slack Street.