CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State school superintendent Michelle Blatt says multiple factors have led to the many consolidations and closures across the state this year,
Michele Blatt
Blatt appeared on MetroNews Midday this week to speak on the issue, as two more districts have schools staring at consolidations due to declining enrollment.
Tonight at 5:30, the Randolph County Board of Education will hold a public hearing regarding the proposed closures of Coalton Elementary School and Midland Elementary

KANAWHWA COUNTY, W.Va. — One person was transported to the hospital Tuesday afternoon after a wreck on the West Virginia Turnpike.
The accident was reported on I-77 North near the 78.5-mile marker in the Sharon area and involved a passenger vehicle and a semi.
The crash shut down both northbound lanes, but one has since been re-opened.
There is no word on the extend of the victim’s injuries.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson continued his exploration of his new home with extensive visits to Berkeley and Jefferson Counties.
“I’ve been through the eastern panhandle, but this is the first time I’ve been here and actually looked around a bit,” Benson said during a conversation with MetroNews affiliate WEPM Radio in Martinsburg.
Benson visited the Proctor and Gamble facility in Martinsburg, a West Virginia University Agriculture extension farm in

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital has received a transformational gift from Thomas Golisano, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader that will change the name of the institution.
Thomas Golisano
The $28 million gift was announced Tuesday by Golisano with a delegation of WVU Medicine senior leaders at the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship in Brighton, New York.
The new name will be WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s.
Officials said the major investment