Demarcus Bandy spoke authoritatively Monday afternoon as he helped Morgantown’s Community Coalition for Social Justice honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. “Structural and Systemic Racism and How to Build an […]
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Rittenhouse receives MLK Jr. Achievement Award for his work
Picture the Hough Park swimming pool in Mannington, Marion County. It’s one of those glorious, Technicolor summer days in the middle of the 20th century. Marco Polo and cannonball […]
Mon’s students are struggling with remote learning, too
At the height of the Monongalia County Board of Education meeting Tuesday night, Nancy Walker raised her hand for a question that reverberated from Morgantown to Charleston and back again. […]
Mon County students may be back in classrooms on Jan. 21
Monongalia County students might return to their classrooms Jan. 21 for blended instruction, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday. “Might,” is the watch-word, he said. That’s because it all hinges […]
State wants to override decision
W.Va. BOE says no to districts that want remote learning for now On Tuesday evening, Monongalia County Board of Education members decreed the district would stay remote though Feb. 12, […]
Mon County schools will stay on remote learning through Feb. 12
Monongalia County students will stay on remote learning through Feb. 12. That was the call of the county BOE on Tuesday night, which voted unanimously for that state, saying COVID-19 […]
United Way surpasses 21 campaign goal: $1.2M
Put all those Zoom meetings over here and all that email over there while you’re at it. Text messages — can’t forget those. Or those oh-so-20th century landline telephone calls. Mix in a […]
Area lawyer George Farmer Jr. dies
Think about those once-dilapidated warehouses now transformed into the bustling Wharf District. Or the city’s walking and biking paths that were once a tangle of rusted rails and tumbling banks along […]
Dual transplant patient in recovery, thanks GoFundMe benefactors
It just may have been the most ordinary, extraordinary call on the planet, the recipient laughed. “Your heart is ready.” “Seriously?” “Yes, sir.” “What time do I need to be […]
Getting a shot in the arm
Mon County school employees get their first COVID-19 shots The math couldn’t have gone any easier in the gym Friday at Morgantown High School. Only one number to be concerned […]
