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By Alex Thomas, WV MetroNews
August 17, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — County clerks across West Virginia have begun accepting absentee ballot requests for the general election, a new option for many voters compared to previous election seasons.
Registered voters will not receive an application to receive a ballot like the June primary election, but they can cite the coronavirus pandemic as a reason for voting by mail.
According to ...
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
August 14, 2020
Based on a survey of its members, the West Virginia Education Association is asking districts to start this year with distance learning until it’s more certain schools can adhere to precautions meant to suppress the spread of coronavirus.
“Based upon that, the WVEA and its members are urging school districts to err on the side of caution and begin the school year with distance learning,” teachers union...
Opinion, Charleston Gazette-Mail
August 10, 2020
The pandemic in West Virginia is not headed in the right direction. It took us three months to reach 2,500 West Virginians with COVID-19, one month to double that to 5,000, and, at our current rate, we will top 10,000 by late August.
We are seeing outbreaks related to travel, churches and bars. Disease is spreading through intergenerational families. Hospitalizations, patients in intensive care and the...
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
August 7, 2020
Superintendents of West Virginia’s county school systems say newly-described state guidelines mesh with what they’ve already been working toward.
But the superintendent of Monongalia County Schools did say it seems like the latest state guidance came together without much hint of what they would be.
Gov. Jim Justice released what his administration called a reopening plan on Wednesday. It included a...
