COOLING CENTERS TO OPEN AT PARKS & RECREATION FACILITIES

Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced city emergency services and the City’s Parks and Recreation department will provide staffing and support for cooling centers today, July 10.

The cooling centers will be open at the Kanawha City Community Center (3511 Venable Avenue), Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (314 Donnally Street), North Charleston Community Center (2009 7th Avenue) and Roosevelt Neighborhood Center (502 Ruffner Avenue).  The cooling centers will be open from noon to 7:00 p.m. to accommodate those in need of relief from high temperatures.

City pools at the Kanawha City Community Center, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center and Cato Park will also be open today from noon to 6:00 p.m. All city pools are free to use.