'Haunted' Town Already Celebrating Spooky Season
Halloween is still several weeks away, but one West Virginia town is already celebrating the season.
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State Begins To Collect Funds For School Mobile Alert Buttons
A fund to help provide mobile alert buttons for school teachers and staff received close to $400,000 in donations Monday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJefferson County Schools Go Virtual Friday After Two Days Of Threats
Threats called into Jefferson County Schools on Wednesday and Thursday forced lockdowns across the school system before the threats were determined to be hoaxes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Meat Shower Of 1876, This West Virginia Morning
The annual Mothman Festival has a competition for the title of ‘most unusual Appalachian celebration.’ Bath County, Kentucky, celebrated a historic occurrence this week. The meat shower of 1876. That’s when pieces of meat mysteriously fell from the sky onto a farm.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBills To Protect Students And Help Foster Kids Aging Out Head To Governor
A bill meant to protect students in public schools across the state passed the West Virginia Legislature Monday, as did a bill that aims to support young people aging out of foster care.
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Enrollment, School Safety Among Reports Made To State Board Of Education
Enrollment in West Virginia’s public schools continues to decline, while school requests for safety and security investments far outstrip spending.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo Arrested In Connection To Threats Against Martinsburg High School
The investigation determined that the threat was the result of prank calls and was not a credible danger to the school.
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