MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Board of Education (BOE) did a take on those old commercials for Las Vegas tourism Tuesday (July 24) night. That is, what happens this year […]
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New superintendent talks about upcoming school year
MORGANTOWN — The latest gathering of educators to hit Morgantown is right out of the teaching manual for Eddie Campbell Jr., Monongalia County’s new superintendent of schools. Educators and administrators […]
Dream Machines display classic cars at zoo
KINGWOOD — Mustangs and Cougars were among the pack at Hovatter’s Zoo on Sunday afternoon. So were Corvairs, Corvettes, Cadillacs — and a powder-blue 1979 Ford Thunderbird (complete with a […]
Middle-schoolers to attend 4-H STEM camp
MORGANTOWN — Middle-schoolers from across the Mountain State are going to college this week at WVU. The students in grades 6-8 are taking part in science, technology, engineering and math […]
Former prison warden writes book detailing experiences
MORGANTOWN — No one was selling wolf tickets for this one. When the call came in, every correctional officer on the block, including the warden, took off in the direction […]
Mon County Schools to recognize “Hometown Heroes” for volunteer work in schools
MORGANTOWN — Superman would have likely been lapped twice Thursday (July 19) night at North Elementary School. That is, if the Man of Steel had tried to go step-for-step with […]
State education summit ends; Fairmont Senior teacher named 2017 Teacher of the Year
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Summit for Educational Excellence wrapped up Wednesday in Morgantown with a day that was all about high-tech delivery systems. Well, that’s how it started out, […]
District 4 DOH engineer aims to form task force, roadwork projects
MORGANTOWN — Tom Bloom hit the road during Wednesday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Commission. Or rather, he’s about to. Bloom, the commission’s current president, has been named to a fledgling […]
Summit helps teachers learn, share with colleagues
MORGANTOWN — Sandra Cress found plenty to draw from during Monday’s opening day of the West Virginia Summit for Educational Excellence. The summit, which is hosted by the state Department […]
W.Va. high school graduation rate third-highest in nation
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s high school graduation rate of nearly 90 percent was the third-highest in the nation last year, state Superintendent of Schools Steven Paine said Thursday July 12. […]
