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Smith Street between Morris and Ruffner Avenue is closed after a crash sent the utility pole down. The immediate area is blocked as a result.Emergency crews responded to the crash after a man driving
Driver flees crash scene after crash knocks down utility pole in Charleston
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Members of the Kanawha County Board of Education held a revote on Thursday evening regarding the name of the West Side Elementary School. The board voted 4-1 in favor of adding "Mary C. Snow" to the existing name of the school.
When the school was originally built, students were sent home ballots so they could have input on the naming process. At that time, West Side Elementary was the name people settled on.
But groups in the West Side community formed to protest. They started a petition drive and lobbied the school board members to rename or add May C. Snow's name to the school.
In December 2011, Kanawha County Board of Education members voted to keep the name West Side Elementary despite a petition.
Community pressure continued and recently the school board announced that it would revote the naming issue.
Mary C. Snow was an educator who worked for more than 53 years in the Kanawha County school system. She was the first African-American principal of an integrated school. Snow was also active in the community and volunteered in her West Side neighborhood.
Kanawha County school board member Pete Thaw was the dissenting vote on the naming issue Thursday.
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