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community cookout will offer a free weekday lunch to neighbors and workers in one local municipality, and progress continues on recreation projects in the upper Kanawha Valley. Here’s the 411 from communities around the region, including Charleston, South Charleston and Montgomery.
Community Cookout: If warm weather has you dreaming of outdoor cookouts, the Mountain Care Network has the event for you. On Friday, April 17, the community-based Licensed Behavioral Health Center will host a free community cookout at its location, 1206 Quarrier St., in Charleston. The event is open to the public. Friday’s lunch runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and marks the organization's third annual cookout. For more information, call Mountain Care Network at 304-513-3900 or email info@mountaincarenetwork.com.
Spring Cleanup: Spring cleanup season is here. Residents of South Charleston will have the opportunity to dispose of unwanted items during the city’s annual Spring Cleanup event, which will take place over the first two Saturdays in May. On those dates, refuse workers will provide free pickup of trash, furniture, appliances, tires, tree limbs and other unwanted items. Cleanups will start on May 2 in the Spring Hill area (the area west of Jefferson Road, including the Ridges and Ruthlawn sections). On May 9, cleanups will continue in the city’s eastern neighborhoods (the areas east of Jefferson Road). Pickups will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both days. Anyone with questions should call the South Charleston Public Works Department at 304-744-5532.
Recreation Projects: City officials report progress on several recreation projects in the upper Kanawha Valley community of Montgomery. According to officials, crews have completed the foundation for public restrooms at the city’s marina, and workers will begin installing a new dock at the boat launch area in the coming weeks. “[O]nce construction is complete, the City of Montgomery will offer the only publicly rentable boat slips in this portion of the Kanawha River,” officials wrote in a project update post on Facebook. Officials expect the slips to be available for the 2027 boating season. In addition to the marina updates, crews are also working on a trail system that will eventually connect Montgomery with the nearby community of Smithers. “These projects are set to capitalize on the region’s outdoor recreation and will help attract visitors to the region,” officials wrote. “We have more plans and additions to these projects, working at various stages as well.”
