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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University students have voiced their opinion against Senate Bill 246, which would allow students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus.
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MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University students have voiced their opinion against Senate Bill 246, which would allow students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus. Read more
New River Community and Technical College is holding FAFSA Friday webinars starting in March to help students complete the Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Read more
The deadline for West Virginia high school seniors in the 2021 graduating class to apply for the Promise Scholarship is midnight Monday, March 1. Read more
Raleigh County Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Serena Starcher on Tuesday announced the 2021-2022 academic calendar. Read more
Wyoming County students will be in their classrooms on a Wednesday for the first time since March 16, 2020, when Gov. Jim Justice closed schools statewide to slow the spread of Covid-19. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Applications are being accepted from West Virginia high school students for the Governor's School for the Arts and the Governor's Honors Academy. Read more
Raleigh County Community Action Association, Inc. is receiving $1.4 million through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in support of Head Start services in West Virginia, according to a joint press release from Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W,Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Read more
Gov. Jim Justice’s announcement Friday that he wanted all school children in grades K-8 back in classrooms five days a week did not come as a surprise. In addition to the governor’s relentless advocacy of opening schools, the dramatic slide of pandemic statistics over the past several weeks … Read more
MADISON, N.J. — Shytail Clay, of Fayetteville, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus in Madison, N.J., has been named to the Honors List for the Spring 2020 semester. Read more
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced rollout of the office’s fifth Kids Kick Opioids contest, a public service announcement partnership with elementary and middle schools that encourages students to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. Read more
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Two food companies are contributing cash and other items to the student food pantry at West Virginia University. Read more
President Joe Biden is pushing for K-8 schools to fully reopen in his first 100 days. But don’t look for Omeisha Snape’s kids in the classrooms. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill Thursday to allow publicly funded savings accounts for students to attend private schools over vehement opposition from Democrats and educators that the move would be costly, unnecessary and discriminatory. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is in a political firestorm over how and when to get more schools open during the coronavirus pandemic, with Republicans seizing on confusion surrounding Biden's goal to reopen a majority of schools within his first 100 days to paint the president as beh… Read more
Graduation at BridgeValley Community and Technical College may look a little different this year due to the constraints of the ongoing pandemic, but that doesn't mean students won't celebrate in a big way. Read more
When his gymnasium was closed due to Covid, Crescent Elementary School physical education teacher Cam Shannon found creative ways to keep his students moving. Shannon did not want to skimp on kids' exercise. Read more
A free smartphone app is now available for state residents who are searching for connection while struggling with substance use disorder during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
Nicholas Grant Joynes, a junior at Woodrow Wilson High School, will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship specifically for ROTC Cadets on Memorial weekend by the National Veterans Business Development Council. Read more
Learn how to take great photos with your digital camera in New River Community and Technical College’s Digital Photography for Beginners community education class. The four-week class will be offered on Thursdays, starting March 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. online through Zoom videoconferencing. Read more
charleston — West Virginia first lady Cathy Justice is inviting all seventh-grade students across West Virginia to participate in a St. Patrick’s Day essay contest. All seventh-grade students from public schools and private schools, as well as those who are home-schooled, are all welcome to … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday passed a bill that would increase the number of public charter schools. Read more
charleston — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced five students from the region as winners of the office’s fourth Kids Kick Opioids contest, a competition designed to spur creativity and raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. Read more
Antibiotic resistance is not exclusively a health issue. Read more
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Monday the office’s fifth Kids Kick Opioids contest, a public service announcement partnership with elementary and middle schools that encourages students to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. Read more
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — The needs of students don’t change with the shifting circumstances of the education system, and school counselors are stepping up to ensure they can provide. Read more
LEWISBURG – In her new role, a native West Virginian hopes her passion for public health and partnership will address prevention, equity, diversity and justice across the continuum of care and community in efforts to improve holistic health and well-being across the state. Read more
ATLANTA — Presidents, deans and educators in Georgia's public university system — in response to recent questions from a state lawmaker on the topic — say they're not teaching courses that identify white, heterosexual, Christian men as "intrinsically privileged and oppressive." Read more
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Gabrielle Lupardus of Pineville has been named to the Dean's List at Youngstown State University for Fall Semester 2020. Lupardus is majoring in Exercise Science at YSU. Read more
West Virginia fourth- and fifth-grade students can showcase their artistic talents by creating posters for the 2021 Arbor Day contest. The poster contest theme is “Trees are Terrific ... and Growing.” Read more
The Fayette County Board of Education has the following meetings scheduled: Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia lawmaker has renewed an attempt to punish teachers for striking in a state where work stoppages have occurred in two of the past three years. Read more
Courtney Hereford assumed the role of executive director of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) in January. Read more
In what seemed to be an ironic twist, Audrey Steele, a Mullens Middle School eighth-grader, took the championship spot in the annual Wyoming County Schools Spelling Bee by spelling “plague” correctly in the sixth round. Read more
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has canceled three events set for spring and summer 2021 because of concerns surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
tuscaloosa, ala. — Madison Miller of Beaver was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for fall 2020. Read more
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has joined 13 of her Republican senatorial colleagues in introducing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, legislation that would prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s sporting events. Read more
Parents of schoolchildren learning from home shouldn't necessarily count on reclaiming the dining room table any time soon. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Department of Education is looking for organizations to help feed children and provide supervised activities during the summer. Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot touted a preliminary agreement with the teachers union over COVID-19 safety protocols on Sunday, potentially averting a strike in the nation’s third-largest school district. Read more
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.VA. (AP) — Housed many, many feet above the ground, close to the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, live two eagles — Smitty and Bella. Read more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday approved West Virginia to continue providing Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits for school-age children through the entire 2020-2021 school year. Read more
GLEN FORK — February is Black History Month and New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is highlighting the park’s African American Heritage Tour (AAHT), available for free in CD format at the Canyon Rim Visitor Center. The tour can also be found on the park website at African American He… Read more
Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month. Read more
Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month. Read more
Sam’s Club is celebrating Black creators and giving them a platform to connect with readers in honor of Black History Month. Celebrated and best-selling authors of children’s and adult titles will participate in author readings throughout the month of February. Read more
Merriam-Webster, the United States' leading language provider, announced it was adding over 520 new words and definitions to the publisher's website. These new words include "COVID-19," "second gentleman," "long-hauler," "flex," "ASMR" and "sapiosexual." Read more
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking partnerships with organizations across the state to help feed children and provide supervised activities this summer. Read more
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Madison Snuffer of Beckley excelled during the Fall 2020 semester, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List at Hofstra University. Read more
ATHENS – Concord University’s Master of Education (M.Ed.) program has been named in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings. Read more
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James Edward Hamrick, 74, of Grassy Meadows, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, in the Peyton Hospice House, Lewisburg, following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. Born November 15, 1946, at Grassy Meadows, he was the son of the late John and Glenna Cohenour Hamrick. Ed was a 196…
Bobbi Carter age 47 of Beaver, WV passed away Monday February 22, 2021. Arrangements by Rose and Quesenberry, Beckley, WV.
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Should the U.S. Senate convict or acquit former President Trump for inciting an insurrection?
House Democrats began wrapping up their impeachment case against Donald Trump on Saturday after a tumultuous morning in which they gave up a last-minute plan for witness testimony that could have significantly prolonged the trial and delayed a vote on whether the former president incited the deadly Capitol insurrection.
