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The Marshall County Health Department this week will be operating somewhat differently, and the following week (February 27-March 3), it will be closed as it moves to a new location at the TeleTech building on TeleTech Drive in Moundsville.
Current plans call for the health department to return to normal operations on March 6. The reason for the change is that a new health department will be built on the site of its current location at Sixth Street and Court Avenue.
The new health department building will be twice as large and will also include the former Journal Building, which was purchased by the county commission. These two buildings having been located side by side for the past 68 years.
Prior to 1955, when the health department was built, that site was a vacant lot. The Journal building was built in 1910.
The phone lines are scheduled to be transferred to the new location on March 1, and if things go as planned, the health department will reopen at 8 a.m. on March 6.
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While on the subject of the health department, it just so happened that while going through some old items, staff at the health department discovered information dealing with local history. That information has been given to the Marshall County Library for safekeeping. Also, there was a 1963-64 Moundsville Lions Club scrapbook.
Included were the names of 10 individuals that had joined that particular year, with Don DeNoon and Dale Coffield still members of the club.
Thinking about TeleTech, I recently came across the newspaper pertaining to TeleTech's groundbreaking, which took place on May 1, 1997. The official announcement that the firm was going to locate in Moundsville had been made the previous September, and at which time the firm signed a 15-year lease for the Business Park.
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Several personnel matters were approved at this past Tuesday's Marshall County Board of Education meeting. They included:
David Merritt Allender was named as Supervisor of Maintenance, Buildings and Grounds. He was previously the Industrial Art teacher at John Marshall.
Kristen E. Loy and Valerie A. Yarnell were both employed as School Psychologist/Teacher of Multi-Cat in Marshall County Schools.
Hunter T. T. Norris was employed as Teacher of English at Moundsville Middle School.
Jayson W. Summers as Career and Technical Department Head at John Marshall High School.
Ashley N. Neff, as bus operator, Route 27-16, Sand Hill.
Carla J. Morehead from Cook II Moundsville Middle School to Cook II, Sherrard Middle School.
Mallory Fordyce, as Cook II (half-time), at John Marshall High.
Douglas E. Nickerson, as Custodian at John Marshall.
Josh Strope, as Head Boys' Soccer Coach at John Marshall.
James W. Taylor from assistant Track Coach to Head Girls' Track Coach at John Marshall.
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The annual Marshall County Strings Benefit Concert Program titled, "Lights, Camera, Music," will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the John Marshall High School Center for Performing Arts.
Donations received at the door will benefit the WVU Medicine Children's Hospital and the Marshall County Strings Program Scholarship
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Sherrard Middle School will once again represent the Northern Panhandle at the West Virginia History Bowl in Charleston.
The two Ram teams competed against 10 other schools at the annual Region VI West Virginia History Bowl tournament held at Independence Hall in Wheeling.
In the finals, Sherrard No. 1 defeated Sherrard No. 2.
The championship winning team included Ella Finley, Allison McGraw, Sarah Naome and Zoe Zervos.
The second team members are Ryan Himroad, Jacob Kale, Megan Robinson and Hayden Ward.
Both squads are coached by Dan Gatts and Jeff Stephens.
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Fossil Day will be held from noon until 4 p.m. on March 4 at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex.
Anyone having a mystery fossil should bring it to the event where Dr. Elizabeth Rhenberg from the WV Geological and Economic Survey can evaluate.
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The second signing of the book, “Memories of The Benwood Mill'' will take place from 1-3 p.m. Thursday at Undo's in Benwood.
Co-interviewer Gary Rider said some amazing history came from the individuals who came forward with stories, pictures and souvenirs.
"We grew to admire the individuals who risked life and limb in this highly dangerous industry," Rider said. "The stories of injuries suffered by workers showed how easily someone could lose a life in steelmaking. But we also noticed that they all returned to the work they loved in the mill. These workers also loved their families and cared about the others in the mall and in Benwood. This was a tight knit community that centered around the mill and the surrounding businesses. It was a tragedy when the mill was closed."