CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The new leader of Harrison County Schools has outlined the next steps for the system as it tries to right size its finances.
New superintendent Dr. Sheena Van Meter, who replaced the retiring Dora Stutler in the role, addressed the county board of education Tuesday with a thorough presentation of the current financial situation and what next steps are going forward. This summer, the state Board of Education seized partial control over Harrison County Schools over concerns of

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Significant steps forward were taken Tuesday afternoon towards bringing a statue honoring a West Virginia native and World War II hero to Washington, D.C.
The first-ever Hershel “Woody” Williams Statue Commission meeting took place at the state Capitol building in Charleston. The commission, created by Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state legislature, will honor Williams at the National Statuary Hall Collection within the United States Capitol. Williams, a Marion County

LOGAN, W.Va. — Logan County has flipped red for the first time ever.
A primarily Democratic area for many years, Logan County now has more registered Republicans than Democrats. The state Republican Party announced the historic switch in a release. Fifty-two of West Virginia’s 55 counties now have more registered Republicans than Democrats, giving the GOP a more than 200,000 voter edge statewide heading into the November General Election.
Josh Holstein
“Logan County has been a Democrat

HICO, W.Va. — Fayette County Schools is officially celebrating the end of a decade-long school consolidation-building plan with Tuesday’s ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Midland Trail Elementary School in Hico.
The new Midland Trail Elementary School was a $24 million project. (Fayette County Schools)
The opening of the school, which occurred a few weeks ago when the school year began, brings to a close a school consolidation plan that was approved by the state Board of Education in July

PINEVILLE, W.Va. — A professional cleaning company is scrubbing down all surfaces in three Wyoming County schools. The rest of the county’s schools are getting a deep cleaning from custodians similar to what was done during covid. The cleansing comes after students started to develop an unusual skin rash Monday at three schools.
“The school nurse at Wyoming East High School called its a rash, sores, and a variation between the two,” said Wyoming County’s Interim Superintendent Deirdre Cline.