ELKINS — In recent weeks, thousands of people have been flocking to the Phil Gainer Community Center for COVID-19 mass vaccination clinics. The regionals event focus on providing coronavirus vaccinations to residents from Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster and Pendleton ...
BUCKHANNON — A more subdued West Virginia Strawberry Festival will be bringing some “berry spirit” back to Buckhannon this year. The 79th West Virginia Strawberry Festival — postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — will take place this May with some major events missing. There will be no parades this year and, as of this time, Gambill Amusements is not planning to set up its carnival due to the CDC pandemic rules. But the West Virginia Strawberry Festival Association board of directors hopes to have an event that the community can enjoy safely and showcase ...
BUCKHANNON — The state Department of Education has denied Upshur County Schools’ waiver request regarding returning to in-person learning in schools. Upshur County Schools submitted a waiver to the state on Wednesday asking to have four days of in-person learning per week in the county’s schools and a 2 p.m. dismissal, as opposed to the five-days of in-person learning recommended Tuesday by the state Board of Education. The following message was posted to Upshur County Schools’ Facebook page Thursday evening: “Upshur County School stakeholders met virtually on Thursday, ...
BUCKHANNON — Upshur County Schools has submitted a waiver to the state Department of Education asking to have four days of in-person learning per week in the county’s schools, as opposed to the five-days of in-person learning recommended Tuesday by the state Board of Education. Upshur Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sara Stankus explained the school system’s position during Tuesday evening’s Board of Education meeting. “It’s recommended (by the state Board of Education) that students 9 through 12, in counties that are not red, attend school five days per week,” Stankus ...
ELKINS — Adhering to guidelines provided by the West Virginia State Board of Education, students in Randolph County will be returning to in-person learning five days per week. The Randolph County Board of Education held a special meeting Tuesday to discuss schedule options for the month of March. However, prior to the special meeting, the West Virginia State Board of Education passed a motion requiring counties to return to five-days-per week instruction beginning no later than March 3. Starting Monday, March 1, students will return to school full-time, according to Randolph County ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Education approved unanimous decisions Tuesday saying PreK-8 students will return to in-person instruction five days a week and grades 9-12 to attend five days a week in person for counties that are not red. During a press conference Friday, Gov. Jim Justice said he wanted a return to in-person learning and asking the WV BOE to mandate that all counties send students in grades K-8 back to school full time, stating that COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been dropping to the lowest point since November in the state due to ...
