Rocket Boys/October Sky author Homer Hickam honored by Virginia Tech

April 9, 2024

Virginia Tech celebrated the career of Homer Hickam, best-selling author, former NASA engineer and astronaut trainer, as he was inducted as the 2024 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Distinguished Alumni. The ceremony commemorated Hickam’s achievements on the 25th anniversary year of his New York Times No. 1 best-selling memoir Rocket Boys, adapted into the critically acclaimed film October Sky, which starred Jake Gyllenhaal as the young Homer Hickam. Hickam’s journey from Virginia Tech’s Corps of Cadets to becoming a NASA engineer and a celebrated author has been inspirational ...

UHS seniors set to make a commitment to the service during Military Signing Day this month

April 8, 2024

A total of 181 high school seniors across West Virginia made a commitment to America’s military services last year. That includes the 32 who either enlisted in the Army for active duty or reserves. And the 20 who did the same for the Navy, to go along with the 17 who became Marines ...

Registration open for alternate learning school in Preston

April 6, 2024

Registration is open for a free Hope Scholarship funded alternate school at Preston County Youth Center near Reedsville. This is an opportunity for pre-K through grade 12 students to attend school in a faith-based atmosphere while experiencing a traditional education tailored to their individual needs. The school is free and includes free lunch. Trained staff are available to secure your free Hope Scholarship. They can also assist homeschoolers and others to become eligible. Several certified teachers are on board and more may be hired depending on enrollment. Class sizes ...

Taking flight: Pierpont aviation career fair set for April 11 in Harrison County

April 5, 2024

FAIRMONT — No matter the age of the pilot or the scale of the machine, flying is flying. A budding group of pilots and aviation engineers from middle schools and high schools across West Virginia and Ohio gave loft to that notion a couple years back during a drone aircraft competition in Fairmont. They whooped and yelled as they sent the miniature, lighter-than-air machines through a course that included mazes, tricky-to-negotiate archways and even a ping pong ball challenge. It was an event designed to showcase north-central West Virginia’s burgeoning avionics ...

WVU posts public comments on proposed Campus Carry rule, along with university responses to suggestions

April 3, 2024

MORGANTOWN – WVU's Board of Governors will vote on the proposed Campus Carry rule during its April 12 meeting, and 16 public comments on the proposed rule have been posted on the BOG's Rules Under Review web page. All comments are posted without the names of the author. In each case, an ...

Strawberry sales, forever: MHS Foundation again launches perennial fundraiser

April 3, 2024

Forget baseball and that old poem about a young man’s fancy that you read in eighth grade English. When it’s springtime around here — that can only mean one thing. Strawberries. The 2024 edition of the strawberry sale for the Morgantown High School Foundation is quickly growing ...