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BOSTON (AP) — A friendly feast shared by the plucky Pilgrims and their native neighbors? That’s yesterday’s Thanksgiving story.
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SHEPHERDSTOWN — Julia Ivey of Oak Hill has been awarded a John E. Diehl Memorial Scholarship, a privately funded scholarship from the Shepherd University Foundation. Read more
BOSTON (AP) — A friendly feast shared by the plucky Pilgrims and their native neighbors? That’s yesterday’s Thanksgiving story. Read more
WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University Board of Governors named Dr. W. Franklin Evans as the university’s 37th president on Saturday. Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As college students prepare to go home for the holidays, some schools are quickly ramping up COVID-19 testing to try to keep infections from spreading further as the coronavirus surges across the U.S. Read more
ATHENS — Student veterans and active duty military personnel attending Concord University will benefit from a recent donation of computer equipment to the Office of Veteran Services. Community Connections of Princeton has donated the equipment to be used by students in Concord’s Veterans Lounge. Read more
PINEVILLE – Wyoming County Board of Education members approved the new Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan Monday evening, with a total estimated price tag of just over $31 million. Read more
Schools in Greenbrier County will be closed to students for two weeks, beginning Thursday. In announcing the schedule change, the board of education cited the “increased Covid-19 infection rate and staff shortages.” Read more
As confirmed cases of Covid-19 have shot up across the state over the past several weeks, West Virginia University officials have decided to move all undergraduate instruction online Nov. 23-24 for all of its campuses, including WVU Tech in Beckley. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's largest teacher organization called on the governor Monday to take public schools online-only through year's end because of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging widespread abuse at a now-closed northern West Virginia boarding school has been settled for $52 million. Read more
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state spiking to record levels, bus drivers and teachers in quarantine, students getting sick and the holidays looming, Schools Superintendent Scott Hanback in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, made a tough decision this week. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Board of Education has declared a state of emergency for Lincoln County schools as the state reviews problems in finance and transportation, officials said. Read more
The Wyoming County Board of Education will conduct a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. in the central office conference room regarding the proposed 10-year Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan. Read more
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard does not discriminate against Asian American applicants, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that offers relief to other colleges that consider race in admissions, but also sets the stage for a potential review by an increasingly conservative U.S. Supre… Read more
INSTITUTE— West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service is partnering with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for a free virtual workshop on conservation planning Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. The Zoom-based event will discuss preparing a comprehensive farm man… Read more
INSTITUTE — West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service will host a webinar on reporting invasive species Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 2-4 p.m. The free event will take place via Zoom. Read more
In the event of a sudden rise of Covid cases, Raleigh County School District administrators and teachers are preparing a remote learning program that will allow students to learn from home, Raleigh Schools Superintendent David Price said Tuesday. Read more
ATHENS – Celebrate Veterans Day with a performance of American heroes. Concord University Theatre Department will present living history performances on Wednesday, Nov. 11h at 7 p.m. featuring World War II pilot Lt. Charles Brown and beloved TV figure Fred Rogers. The performances will be ho… Read more
Registration is underway at New River Community and Technical College for the winter session, Dec. 14-Jan. 15, 2021. Students can earn three hours of general education college credit through online study. Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Jenashly Matos may only be 9, but she has big dreams of one day becoming a doctor and helping people. The challenges she faces growing up today in a poor barrio in Venezuela's capital amid a historic pandemic are also hefty. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Stan Maynard has been appointed to the West Virginia Board of Education. Read more
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — In ordinary times, the airy convention center on a 61-acre site in Hesston, Kansas, hosts weddings, corporate retreats and church events. During the pandemic, it has become a schoolhouse for the district's seventh- and eighth-graders. Read more
The Fayette County Board of Education is in the final stages of updating the county's 10-year Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan, and the final product could include the closure of four current elementary schools. Read more
ATHENS — Melissa Stockwell, World Champion paratriathlete and U.S. Army veteran, will be the featured speaker for Concord University’s Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Read more
Students in medicine at West Virginia University’s main campus and chemistry at West Virginia University Institute of Technology will benefit from a nearly $1.4 million estate gift made by Mary Lou Hudnall. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University is studying whether an activated charcoal regimen can help coronavirus patients. Read more
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia State University plans to eliminate 16 positions, the school said Thursday. Read more
The Fayette County Board of Education has the following meetings set at the board offices: Read more
PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) — A single-vehicle accident Sunday on the campus of Alderson Broaddus University in northern West Virginia left two people dead and five others injured, university officials said. Read more
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — When the pandemic put many people out of work, the staff at the Skate-A-Way transformed into a new hub where others could get help. Read more
The Raleigh County Public Library has announced its new partnership with an educational service, Tutor.com. Read more
athens — The Concord University Board of Governors is announcing several tele/video conference meetings for November. Read more
Despite a continuing surge of Covid-19 cases across the state, the number of school districts forced into distance learning for the week ahead fell from eight to six on Saturday with the release of the latest color-coded map from the Department of Education. Read more
The Concord University Foundation is postponing its Beckley-Raleigh County Foundation Dinner scheduled for Nov. 5 because of increases in Covid-19 cases throughout southern West Virginia. Read more
Fayette County Schools will remain in a blended model with a few modifications beginning the week of November 16. Read more
LEWISBURG – The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Board of Governors will meet Friday, Nov. 6, via teleconference. Read more
Raleigh County students will continue to meet in the classroom two days per week, at least through Dec. 4, following a vote by the Raleigh Board of Education during the regular meeting Tuesday evening. Read more
Vickie Smith has a special place in her heart for the SALS Historic Oak Hill School. Read more
VFW Auxiliary 4326 President, Crystal Warner, encourages students to participate in the VFW’s annual youth scholarship competition which has a Nov. 25 deadline. Read more
PRINCETON — Mercer County schools will be closed and use remote learning only at least through Oct. 30. Read more
BLUEFIELD — Mercer County has seen its largest seven-day surge in positive COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began. Read more
The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted on Monday to provide students with additional flexibilities in accessing two critical state financial aid programs. Read more
The Wyoming County Board of Education will conduct a public hearing Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. in the central office conference room regarding the proposed 10-year Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan. Read more
Wyoming County moved to red Monday on the state's Covid-19 color-coded metrics maps, compiled by the West Virginia Department of Education and the state Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). Read more
Wyoming County schools will be closed this week with all athletic competitions put on the shelf as well as the rate of Covid transmission ventured into orange territory on the state's color-coded map that dictates what schools can and cannot do. Read more
MONTGOMERY — While the surrounding community may have a period of adjustment to their new neighbors, the cadets in the inaugural class of the West Virginia National Guard's Mountaineer Challenge Academy South will be the ones more embracing a new reality. Read more
Wyoming County added eight new Covid-19 cases in the Thursday report from the Department of Health and Human Resources, pushing its schools closer to having to close in-person instruction and stop all athletic competitions. Read more
A group of parents rallied in front of the Raleigh County Board of Education this week, telling members of the Board of Education that they want an option to send their children to school five days each week. Read more
The Fayette County Board of Education has set the following meetings. The sessions will be at the Board of Education offices. Read more
The rate of Covid-19 positivity among young adults has been higher than other age groups during July and August. And, while the West Virginia University community is no stranger to doing its part to help suppress the positivity rate and keep others safe, significant factors may result in WVU… Read more
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Joyce Ann Murdock, age 81, of Stanaford, WV, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley, WV.
Nason Joe Akers, age 82, of the Villages at Greystone, formerly of Beckley, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley, WV.
Larry Eugene Tilley, 64, of Ravencliff, WV, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Funeral service 2pm Tuesday, November 24th, in Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ravencliff. Arrangements by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco.
Jerry Lee Cook, 79, of Rainelle, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 24, at Smathers Funeral Chapel with Pastor Fred Fryar officiating. Entombment will be in the Rest Lawn Memory Garden Mausoleum, Ansted. Friends may call one hour before the …
