Laidley Field

Laidley Field is a stadium in Charleston, WV. Its full name today is the University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field. The current stadium dates from 1979 and was first owned by Kanawha County Schools. In 2003 the University of Charleston gave more than $1.5 million to renovate it, in return for naming rights and use of the field. The stadium holds 18,500 people and hosts the West Virginia high school state track and field meets.

Events held here

  • Community COVID-19 testing event at Laidley Field: Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13, 2020, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The county health department, the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority and the West Virginia National Guard ran the free drive-up testing. Anyone could be tested, with or without symptoms, and no insurance was needed.

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The event information is from June 2020. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice.

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