Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper Speaks at 50th Biennial FOP Conference regarding Amendment 1 Charleston, W.Va. - Today, the Fraternal Order of Police opened their 50th Biennial Conference in South Charleston. Commission President Kent Carper was asked to speak and welcome the group to Kanawha County. Commission President Kent Carper began his comments by reminding the members [...]

Charleston, W.Va. – Today, the Kanawha County Commission filed a letter of opposition to Appalachian Power’s unprecedented request for a $297 million rate increase. This increase would add $18.41 to an average residential customer’s monthly electric bill beginning September 1, 2022, if approved by the Public Service Commission. In the filing, Kanawha County Commissioners Kent [...]

KANAWHA COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST TO HOUSE INMATES AT THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL Charleston, W.Va. – Today, the Kanawha County Commission announced that the cost to house inmates at the South Central Regional Jail for May 2022 was $290,325.00, an increase of more than $50,000 over the jail bill for May of [...]

KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION RECEIVES $17.3 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS Charleston, W.Va. - On June 6, 2022, the Kanawha County Commission received its second American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding distribution. The second ARPA payment, in the amount of $17,299,249.50, was received directly from the U.S. Treasury. In total, Kanawha County has received $34,598,499 [...]