In less than two weeks, voters will decide everything from who holds the highest office in the land to whether long-time school levies will be renewed. The social media cacophony may fool some into believing there will be hordes of voters headed to the polls, but past voter turnout figures ...
Local drivers are, for the most part, back in the habit of obeying safety laws regarding school buses on the roads. But during this National School Bus Safety Week, it is important to remind ourselves not only of the rules but why they are so necessary. According to the U.S. Department of ...
* Lawmakers and other public officials responsible for maintaining West Virginia’s financial health are to be commended for the B grade earned from Truth in Accounting, for the 2023 fiscal year. “West Virginia, like most other states, improved its financial condition in 2023,” according ...
Wood County Schools officials took an important step in bringing National School Safety and Security Services in for a check-up of the district’s efforts. “Safety is our number one priority,” Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis said. “We just wanted an extra pair of ...
Appalachian Regional Commission officials earlier this week announced $68.2 million in awards to 65 projects through its Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (anything to come up with a snappy acronym) initiative. Though not all of the commission’s efforts ...
Not everyone in Appalachia has been encouraged to think of energy efficiency in a positive light. Too often, we get told the pursuit of energy efficiency is a progressive, liberal, big-government ploy to get us to turn our backs on our way of life. Of course, the reality is quite ...
