The writing was on the wall Tuesday night for the Monongalia County Board of Education. Wait — change “was,” to “is,” if you don’t mind. The word-tweaking relates to an […]
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WVU, city celebrate MLK Day
MORGANTOWN — Mahalia Jackson, the legendary gospel singer, wasn’t just in possession of a big voice. She also had an equally abundant capacity for social justice. On Aug. 28, 1963, […]
Greater St. Paul AME honors MLK with annual observance
MORGANTOWN — Olivia Tuel allowed that she may have been “just a little nervous,” Sunday afternoon at Morgantown’s Greater St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. That was when she strode […]
United Way looks for $112K in donations to help fund programs
If you still aren’t sure what those dollars do, just look around, Macall Speaker said. There’s the person in the next lane at the traffic light. And the kid who […]
Trinity Christian hosts Science and Social Studies Fair
Go ahead and thank Lucas Kniska in advance, if you don’t mind. You know: For 20 years from now. When you get from here to there in record time — […]
First Christian Church plans revival-like gathering to bring community together
What’s so funny about peace, love and understanding? That’s not just the title of the old Elvis Costello song. It’s also a rallying cry (of sorts) for a group of […]
Technical education a hot topic on W.Va. Department of Education’s Listening Tour
That summary report released by the West Virginia Department of Education last month doesn’t contain anything that Nathan Newbraugh didn’t already know. At least in its regard of career technical […]
Mario’s Fishbowl celebrates seven decades in business
Did Sullivan’s girlfriend ever say yes? At Mario’s Fishbowl, one may never know. That’s because the note Sully’s buddies pasted on the wall during the evening he proposed there is […]
Krepps Hawk taken down by pellet gun; vet forced to euthanize injured bird
Somewhere within the wooded periphery of Krepps Park, a red-shouldered hawk is waiting for her mate to return to their nest. Sadly, she’s waiting in vain. Her mate, which had […]
State BOE reconsiders graduation requirements
It’s been 18 years since Sept. 11, 2001, the day terror called on America. For a trio of social studies teachers at Westwood Middle School, that anniversary posed an academic […]
