LOGAN â Eleven individuals who have recovered from substance abuse and addiction were recently awarded their certificates in the supervision of asbestos abatement and removal.
For an entire week, those individuals completed a training course provided by an initiative called Hire West Virginia, which partnered with the Jobs and Hope WV program created by Gov. Jim Justice in 2019. On Friday, July 23, they received their certificates of completion, and they can now become state-certified to be supervisors of the asbestos removal process.
The training was provided at the Logan County Resource Center, located inside the old 84 Lumber structure at Peach Creek. Amber Bjornsson, a peer support employment specialist, said the training was specifically targeted toward those impacted by the opioid epidemic and involved in the justice system.
CHRISTIAN â People from across the region are mourning the loss of charity leader Priscella Cline Smith, who died Wednesday, April 21, after she was struck by a vehicle.
Cline Smith, along with her husband, Mike Smith, was owner of the Paradise Island campground at Christian, located along W.Va. 80 between Man and Gilbert. The two purchased the property in 1992. Every month over the past seven years, they have operated the Miracle Island Unlimited Food Pantry on the property with Cline Smith serving as executive director.
It is estimated the pantry has given out more than 145,000 food boxes, with an average of about 7,000 per month. On the third Wednesday of every month during distribution, vehicles often stretch out all the way onto W.Va. 80.
LOGAN — Active cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, dipped below the 100 mark in Logan County last week for the first time in about four
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