KENOVA — Students from across Cabell County helped fill out the famous Pumpkin House display in Kenova by intertwining pumpkin carving and educational lessons this week.
Ric Griffith, a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, regarding the state’s sharp descent from being one of the best states for COVID-19 vaccination rates to the worst. Only about 49 percent of the state’s population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine. (Associated Press October 29, 2021)
When COVID-19 vaccines first became available, Ric Griffith’s family-owned drugstore was among 250 mom-and-pop pharmacies that helped West Virginia get off to the fastest start of any state in vaccinating its residents. Republican Gov. Jim Justice went on national news shows to declare West Virginia a place that regularly ranks near the bottom in…