by Bill Torpy The Atlanta History Center’s new documentary about Stone Mountain has lots of grainy black-and-white film of the Ku Klux Klan rallying atop the big rock. Then the […]
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The other side of fame
“I’m gonna live forever, baby, remember my name” — (from “Fame”) The death at age 54 of Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, got me thinking again about the two-edged […]
Marion Schools latest district to deploy weapon detectors
Technology got on the board first at a high school basketball game Monday night in Marion County. People filing in for the boys’ home contest pitting the Huskies of North […]
Senate Judiciary tweaks and approves governor’s bill to ban TikTok from all government devices
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the governor’s TikTok ban bill. SB 426 says the Chief Information Security Officer will develop standards regarding banned high-risk technology […]
Police seek information on Sunnyside shooting
The search for suspects is underway after one person was shot Monday evening on Grant Avenue in the Sunnyside area of Morgantown. Morgantown Police Chief Eric Powell said several calls […]
Three arrested for Snider Street burglary
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include one of the men arrested gave another man’s name. Nicholas Andrew Walker of Sissonville had nothing to do with this crime. […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 24
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. TWEET @DominionPostWV
Senate passes campus carry bill, sends it to the House of Delegates
MORGANTOWN — The campus carry bill sailed through the Senate on Tuesday, with just one Republican joining the three Democrats to oppose it. SB 10, the Campus Self Defense Act, […]
Never too late to learn — and MTEC can teach you
A few years ago, my father and I took two stained glass classes at Monongalia County Technical Education Center (MTEC) through its community class program. This launched for me a […]
Senate Education approves bill to allow county school boards to hire independent contractors for campus security
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday gave its blessing to a bill to allow county school boards to beef up campus security with independent contractors, and a bill […]
