Live Someplace Special in South Charleston
Major Employers
(approximations)
Thomas Memorial Hospital
1300 employees
Dow Chemical
515 employees
City of South Charleston
320 employees
Kanawha Valley Community
& Technical College
100 employees
Utilities
Mountaineer Gas Company
800-834-2070
Appalachian Power Company
800-982-4237
West Virginia American Water Co.
800-685-8660
Public Service Districts and municipalities provide wastewater treatment.
Telephone:
Frontier 800-921-8101
http://www.frontierinternet.com/
Lumos 800-320-6144
Suddenlink 877-694-9474
Medical Hospitals
Thomas Memorial Hospital
260 total number of beds
350 Physicians affiliated with Thomas Memorial Hospital
Communications
Newspapers
The Charleston Gazette
Charleston Daily Mail
Gazette-Mail
Radio
17 stations
Television
Four affiliations:
CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS and two independent – Fox and The CW
Suddenlink provides cable television services.
Telegraph
Western Union
Post Office
A Class One facility is located in South Charleston on D Street
Schools
The Kanawha County school system operates the public educational facilities in South Charleston.
Elementary
Alum Creek 304-348-1935
Bridgeview 304-766-0383
Montrose 304-348-1930
Richmond 304-766-0357
Ruthlawn 304-744-9481
Middle School
South Charleston Middle School 304-348-1918
High School
South Charleston High School 304-766-0352
South Charleston High School students are eligible to attend
Ben Franklin Career Center, which is a state-of-the-art vocational
school offering Community Education programs, evening classes,
after school activities, and community activities for all ages.
Wireless Internet Service
The City of South Charleston is proud to provide Wi-Fi services in all business districts. This service is offered free of charge to citizens, visitors, and corporate partners. The Wi-Fi coverage area includes Downtown South Charleston, Riverwalk Plaza, Spring Hill, Southridge, and Little Creek Golf Course. Coverage areas are approximate and can be affected by the type of equipment used and obstacles that can impede receiving of signal. Accessing this service will prompt you to accept the Terms of Service required to use the Wi-Fi service.
Refuse Services
South Charleston residents have a schedule for trash pickup twice a week and once a week for recycled materials. Recycled materials include No. 1 & 2 plastic bottles, Plastic beverage rings, Corrugated cardboard, Glass food & beverage containers, Steel food and beverage cans, Plastic bags, Gift wrap, White paper, mixed paper & junk mail, Spiral paper cans without wax, Aluminum cans, foils & trays and Newspapers.
Business Friendly
South Charleston provides tax breaks for new businesses – 75% off B/O tax the first year, 50% the second year, and 25% third year. They offer ribbon cutting and ground breaking ceremonies to bring customers to your door to help kick start your growth.
Law Enforcement
The South Charleston Police Department is located directly behind City Hall at 4th Avenue and D Street. The Police Department is currently budgeted for 38 officers. The Department has a full time Criminal Investigation Bureau and three K-9 units specially trained in drug and bomb detection and patrol.
Two officers are currently trained to provide Drug Awareness Resistance Education training in city schools with the D.A.R.E. Program. One officer is located at South Charleston High School and serves as the Prevention Resource Officer. South Charleston was the first city in West Virginia to implement the 911 system.
Fire Department
There are four fire stations thoughout the city with an authorized crew of 40 full time career firefighters and two part time. Every full time firefighter is an Emergency Medical Technician, certified in hazardous materials response, and trained in all areas of rescue.
The fire department not only responds to fires, but many other types of emergencies as well. They are the primary rescue unit called to provide auto accident extrication, confined space rescue, water rescue, high angle rescue, and deal with hazardous material situations. The fire department offers CPR, fire extinguisher use, fire safety, first aid, and shelter-in-place classes for the general public.
Higher Education
South Charleston has become a central hub for a wide range of vocational and career skills training centers.
BridgeValley Community & Technical College, whose main campus is located in Montgomery, West Virginia, recently opened a Technology Center in South Charleston at West Virginia Regional Technology Park. This second campus, provides among other things, an advanced manufacturing technology program in conjunction with Toyota.
The Marshall University Graduate College campus is located in South Charleston, just off of Kanawha Turnpike. This location offers Masters degrees in many diverse areas such as business, education, information technology, engineering, counseling, and psychology.
West Virginia State University, located nearby, is also entering into a partnership with the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. The University recently signed leases to take over several laboratories in the park to begin research focused on the agricultural and environmental industries.
