By Becky Jones As photographer for this year’s Preston High cap and gown pictures, my interaction with each graduate allowed me to see and hear things most people miss. This […]
Education
Trinity grads celebrate with outdoor ceremony
A golden sun was suspended in the air, on a mellow evening last month, as the Class of 2020 of Trinity Christian School went forth. Thirteen members strong, they were. […]
Face masks mandatory for graduation ceremonies
If you want to show your face at a Monongalia County high school graduation ceremony today, you’ll have to cover your face — before you can even get through the […]
What to expect at graduation ceremonies
Even with resurgent clouds of COVID-19 looming next door, the only thing that will keep Monongalia County high school seniors from walking Thursday will be clouds of a different kind. […]
Capito, Manchin announce $10M for WVU NIFA Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Tuesday announced $10,000,000 from the National Institute of Food and […]
FSU postpones commencement
As Fairmont State University continues to put protocols into place to welcome students back to campus in the fall, the university is saddened to announce the August Commencement Ceremony will […]
Preston Board of Education cancels 2020 outdoor graduation ceremony due to COVID concerns
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday not to hold an outdoor graduation. The county had planned an outdoor graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 […]
Curbing Crime in Costa Rica
WVU profs working to lift up country’s law enforcement WVU Today Costa Rica is known around the world over for its rainforests, coffee and beaches. But despite Costa Rica’s reputation […]
Considering WV ’s status and statues
Today is West Virginia’s birthday, and there won’t be any cake in downtown Morgantown because of the pandemic. You won’t have to worry about mustering the air to blow out […]
WVU to use Morgantown’s Metropolitan Theatre as a classroom in the fall
Morgantown’s Metropolitan Theatre is temporarily trading tap shoes and tambourines for textbooks. An agreement between the theater and WVU will see the venue used as a classroom for the upcoming […]






