Metro Kanawha

05/24/2025

South Charleston art teacher Jenna Reed Hill has a side business of designing stickers and magnets for her online shop and for West Virginia State Parks.
Jenna will have a table set up this weekend at the Vandalia Gathering at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston.

Her story will be in Wednesday's Charleston Gazette-Mail -- but you can read it now online.

Jenna Reed Hill never set out to become a small business owner. As an art teacher at South Charleston Middle School for the past 15 years, her world revolved around

04/04/2025

The Poca River Hunting Fishing Recreation Club will host an Easter egg hunt and fishing tournament Sunday, April 6. The Easter egg hunt will be at 1 p.m. and is free. The fee is $6 a pole for the trout fishing tournament, which fruns from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Concessions will be available.

03/19/2025

The River City Youth Ballet Ensemble's production of "Cinderella" coming Friday (March 21).

The River City Youth Ballet Ensemble is staging a timeless fairy tale this Friday, March 21, at the Civic Center Little Theater in Charleston.

03/12/2025

The five women selected for this year’s YWCA Women of Achievement awards represent a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. They include a real estate broker, a public affairs specialist,

02/28/2025

Human resource challenges will be the topic of the next Thinking Outside the Lunchbox program to be held at the Downtown Innovation Hub on March 4 from noon to 1:00 p.m., and will be catered by Adelphia.

Ashley Burton, Esq., Founder and CEO of AK Bridge the Gap, will be the speaker. Burton spent almost a decade leading employment law practices at large firms, then served as in-house counsel, HR services, and then vice president of HR at Assured Partners of WV. She brings a wealth of experience serving clients spanning all industries and geographies in all areas of human resources. Through her company, AK Bridge the Gap, she helps transform HR challenges into strategic solutions.

The event is open to the public, although registration is recommended. Those interested in the event can learn more and register at https://www.ucwv.edu/event/inspiring-innovation/.

01/18/2025

Here's a way to support your local firefighters!

As first responders, firefighters dedicate themselves to keeping our homes safe, and now they’re asking for community support in their battle against occupational cancer. Throughout January, the Dunbar Fire Department

01/09/2025

Keep limber and fit this winter at your choice of these running opportunities scheduled around the Kanawha Valley.

A variety of 5K, 10K and other running and walking events are on the calendar now through March around the Kanawha Valley, and a few of them are presented here

01/08/2025

Mark your calendar for a stage presentation of a literary classic coming this weekend to St. Albans.

The Alban Arts Center in St. Albans will kick off its 2025 year of performances with a stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic story, “Little Women.”

01/08/2025

Metro contributing sports columnist Joe Stevens speaks with two of the major guiding forces behind bringing the West Virginia high school football championships to Charleston last month -- and their takes on how the tournament fared in its first year.

When this year’s high school state football championships finally kicked off on Friday, Dec. 13, it was an event that took a lot of planning, but organizers feel the four

01/08/2025

Thwart these current frigid temperatures with this warm and delicious dessert recipe from the Farmer's Table this week!

It’s winter! This is the perfect time for a warm dessert.

01/08/2025

The Sissonville Public Service District will have a regular board meeting at the district office at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

For more information, call 304-984-3396.

01/07/2025

The Kanawha Valley Chapter of the DAR will meet at noon on Saturday, Jan. 11, in the meeting room of the Kanawha County Public Library, 123 Capitol St. in Charleston. Anyone interested in Daughters of the American Revolution is welcome to attend.

For more information, call 256-349-4310.