On March 15, churchgoers from several congregations gathered at the Friendship Baptist Church in Everettville to celebrate the anniversary of Pastor Laverna Horton. A COVID-19 outbreak that followed led to a struggle for recognition of the African-American community’s needs — and ...
A middle school principal, as any middle school principal will attest, has to spend lots of time doing lots of things — all at once. That’s why John Conrad, who is the principal of Westwood Middle School, kept apologizing, and cross-talking, into his cellphone on the next-to-the-last day of school last week. While simultaneously communicating through a mask, at the proper social distance. “I’m sorry, what were you asking? It’s a little crazy right now.”“No, hold up, buddy. You still need to sign.”“OK, I guess that’s everything.”“Hey, I miss you guys, ...
Furloughs for 875 West Virginia University employees in Morgantown and at branch campuses in Keyser and Beckley begin today, according to numbers provided by WVU to The Dominion Post. The furloughs, announced earlier this month by WVU, are an effort by the university to ease the impact of ...
COVID-19 has put the brakes on AAA’s Memorial Day travel forecast due to unavailable economic data and estimates that fewer travelers will hit the road this holiday weekend due to the pandemic and social distancing recommendations. But that doesn’t mean the roads will be safe and sound ...
Monongalia County Health Department and the West Virginia National Guard will continue to test individuals today, in accordance with Gov. Jim Justice’s order to provide free COVID-19 testing to vulnerable populations in certain counties.Testing kicked off Friday in the Big Lots parking lot ...
The Morgantown Police Department received a $44,250 grant to address the COVID-19 pandemic.U.S. Attorney Bill Powell of the Northern District of West Virginia announced the award on Friday.“The city of Morgantown will put this funding to good use, working to keep its residents and visitors safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am proud to announce this additional funding to assist with this good work,” he said.MPD applied for the grant last week through the U.S. Department of Justice Emergency Supplemental Funding Program, Morgantown Communications Director Andrew Stacy ...
