“If you feel different, you drive different. Drive high, get a DUI.” That’s the theme of an effort by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help local law enforcement be highly visible from now through Labor Day as they crack down on ...
* As the school year begins in Wood County, new principals will be leading some schools, including Kurt Echard at Jackson Middle School and Jeanna Plumly at Madison Elementary School. Teachers are well prepped, after July’s Teaching and Learning Academy and board members got a detailed update ...
The possible sale of four state-owned long-term care facilities to a private company could be a win for West Virginia taxpayers, but questions remain. Last week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that New York-based Marx Development Group (MDG) will purchase Hopemont Hospital in Preston County, ...
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a reproduction of historical newspaper excerpts and contains a description of a person that is understood to be outdated and wrong, and would not be used in print today.) *** The Races About 300 people, the majority of whom were in carriages, assembled on the fair ...
As the new school year nears, it’s worthwhile to consider the future of our public schools — particularly as West Virginia’s workforce ages and we continue to struggle to compete against our neighboring states. Consider these enrollment trends from the West Virginia Department of ...
If you are reading this at the start of your day, there is a strong likelihood you have already missed it. “It” is the News and Sentinel Half Marathon – and it got under way this morning at 8 a.m. Depending on what time you are reading this; hundreds of people are currently either ...