Maddy Jackson was one of the winners in Saturday’s “Mohigan Idol” competition. Her name was incorrect in a previous story due to a reporter’s error.
Author: Jim Bissett/ The Dominion Post
Mildred Fizer marks 103rd birthday: Educator was the nation’s first female 4-H director
Mildred Fizer didn’t exactly shatter the glass ceiling 58 years ago. Rather, she simply etched her way through it, with grace and quiet confidence. “Somebody, some woman, had to do […]
‘Mohigan Idol’ sings and dances to the tune of $26K for WVU Medicine Children’s
Big talent. Big stage. Big check. Saturday night’s “Mohigan Idol” fundraiser at the Metropolitan Theater brought in $26,000 for WVU Medicine Children’s and also kept the stars glowing — both […]
County students have stories to tell
If you can read, the old adage in education goes, you can learn. However, teachers also love saying that if you can write, you can read — and in that […]
Center stage: Morgantown High Foundation wants to restore the school’s once-grand auditorium
As the current No. 1 high school in West Virginia — so recognized last year by U.S. News and World Report — Morgantown High School is long accustomed to seeing […]
‘Our community supports education’
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 […]
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 […]
