Tag: Frank Blackwell

Tomblin Appoints Blackwell to House

Governor Tomblin has appointed a new member to the West Virginia House of Delegates, filling just one of three vacancies in the chamber the day before the 2016 legislative session is set to begin. 
 
Tomblin appointed Frank Blackwell to represent the state’s 25th House of Delegates district. Blackwell replaces former Del. Linde Goode Phillips who had held the post since 2008.

 
A Mullens resident, Blackwell currently serves as the superintendet of Wyoming County schools, and has spent  nearly 50 years working as a teacher, prinicipal and administrator in West Virginia. He’s held the position as superintendent for 34 years and is currently the longest serving in the state, but plans to retire in June. 
 
Governor Tomblin will appoint two additional members to the state House of Delegates in the coming days to replace Monongalia County Republican Amanda Pasdon and Logan County Democrat Harry Keith White. Both resigned from their positions in the House in the past few weeks. 

Due to Cuts and Calendar Wyoming County Cancels Summer School

Wyoming County Schools has canceled its free summer school program because of funding cuts and a harsh winter.

Schools Superintendent Frank Blackwell tells The Register-Herald that the county’s tax revenue has declined and federal funds for such programs have been cut.

The school district also has to make up 14 instructional days lost to winter weather. That means all county students will be in the classroom until June 24.

Blackwell says school officials are trying to offset the summer program’s cancellation. The district is using levy funding to operate an “after-school activity bus.” The bus will take students home from any after-school program, including tutoring.

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