Andy Shamblin was born in Charleston and graduated from Nitro High School before earning a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University (WVU) and a master’s degree from Marshall University. Shamblin is a history and civics teacher at Nitro High School and a minister at Nitro Church of Christ. Before he was elected to the House of Delegates, he served three terms on the Nitro City Council. He has stated that a large portion of his motivation for running for public office was to counter the population decline amongst young people in the state after realizing that over a third of his high school’s graduating class had left the state. Shamblin has also stated that much of his motivation comes from working within the state’s public school system and the desire he has to see it improved.
Demolition Slated For Thurmond Area Of New River Gorge Despite Protests
Construction and building removal work is scheduled to begin in late November in the Prince, Thurmond and Brookside areas of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, despite resistance.
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