Not your “grandfather’s vo-tech.” That’s how John Chadwick described the proposed Renaissance Academy to members of the Monongalia County Board of Education at a meeting last June. Chadwick is an […]
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Asa Davison turns 100: He fought the Japanese and Jim Crow in WWII
MONONGAH – A bunch of people, Black and white, came out to help Asa Davison celebrate his 100th birthday Wednesday. That breakdown of pigment is worth noting, because the man […]
UHS Percussion Ensemble to play plum gig at Music Educators conference in Charleston
The beat of acclaim goes on for University High School’s Percussion Ensemble. “They’re pretty amazing,” UHS Director of Bands Mark Palmer said of the students who make music with drums, […]
Raising the roof for an evening in Tuscany: Mon Habitat’s annual fundraiser is Friday
If you want to celebrate an evening in Tuscany, you won’t have to wait to book your flight. You won’t even need a passport — but if you participate, you […]
Hail, hail, Johnnie Johnson: Chuck Berry collaborator was from Fairmont
FAIRMONT — If it hadn’t been for the movie, “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Johnnie Johnson likely would have ended his days unheralded in St. Louis, a part-time bus driver […]
Hot property (again): Fairmont’s iconic ‘Lava House’ is back on the market
FAIRMONT — It was 1966 when the first of the fully laden dump trucks began rumbling down from Pittsburgh on those pre-interstate roads. And Carol McWilliams couldn’t wait. She knew […]
Education officials worry HB 4299 might be unloading additional conflicts in school safety
Is House Bill 4299 a loaded gun — unto itself? That’s what the leaders of West Virginia’s two unions for teachers and others who work in school buildings are worried […]
Kindergarten registration going on now for Mon Schools: District recognized nationally for its work in early education
Kindergarten registration is happening now for Monongalia County Schools, and parents and other caregivers registering the children in their households will receive preferential placement — if they get their applications […]
Ukrainian Community of Morgantown plans events to mark anniversary of invasion
A group of area musicians are taking up the Ukrainian cause with guitars and amplifiers this evening in Morgantown. The “Free Ukraine” concert begins at 6 p.m. at the 123 […]
Patty Cress: Special deliveries, every day, for the Morgantown mail carrier
Neither rain nor snow — nor the occasional school pageant or PTA meeting — could keep Patty Cress away from her appointed rounds as a Morgantown mail carrier. For 42 […]
