It’s not everyone who actually gets to see his new vehicle being assembled before he sidles into the driver’s seat — but that’s the bus that stopped last week for […]
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State names new superintendent for Upshur schools
Upshur County has a new superintendent of schools. Christy Miller, a veteran teacher and administrator who is currently leading Taylor County’s school district, was named to her post Monday morning. […]
Funeral Mass set for Tom Lombardi, the WVU professor emeritus and ‘8-year-old Tango King’ of his Connecticut hometown
It was a golden September afternoon (and not that far back, really) in Tom Lombardi’s Morgantown area home with its view of Cheat Lake. Dancing, diamond points of light off […]
New schools superintendent: ‘We have a lot work to do’
West Virginia’s newest superintendent of schools is a veteran teacher and administrator who has served public education here for 25 years. Michele Blatt was named to the top post Friday […]
Greenmont summer block party is Saturday
Will Thoney Pietro be smiling down on the proceedings Saturday in Greenmont? Maybe, Emily Quinlan said, with a smile of her own. Just maybe. For those new to the area, […]
Teacher survey: Job satisfaction, despite classroom burnout
What will the first day of school look like this fall for the people in front of the classroom? Expect to see countless educators digging in and trying to do […]
National Youth Science Camp gathers in the W.Va. mountains for the first time since COVID
Neil Armstrong pulled off an out-of-this world feat that didn’t have a thing to do with Apollo 11. It was how he launched his personality. He managed to be unassuming […]
Governor’s Honors Academy offerings bring students to WVU and elsewhere this summer
There’s an app for that (but you already knew that). The politics and particulars of “scary” movies. The power of public art. Citizen journalism and social media. Innovation and design: […]
Wotring promises ‘continuity’ in Upshur’s schools
The superintendent appointed last week to take over Upshur County’s beleaguered school district told parents and others associated with the system he’ll keep both hands on the wheel — while […]
WVU prof: Juneteenth ‘especially resonates’ in W.Va.
When a professor successfully bridges history – that is, when she makes those long-ago dates and locations link up to present-day relevance – she knows it. “They’re feeling this,” Marjorie […]
