Blennerhassett Middle School teacher Holmes Marty, right, was recognized by the Wood County Board of Education and Superintendent Christie Willis Tuesday night for receiving the 2025 Outstanding Industry Educator Award at the Explore: The New Manufacturing Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Awards Ceremony in March. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)

Blennerhassett Middle School teacher Holmes Marty, right, was recognized by the Wood County Board of Education and Superintendent Christie Willis Tuesday night for receiving the 2025 Outstanding Industry Educator Award at the Explore: The New Manufacturing Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Awards Ceremony in March. The board also heard a presentation from Assistant Superintendent of Operations Kaleb Lawrence about enhanced construction management for the new elementary schools being built in the district. Read more from the meeting in Thursday’s edition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)