Mildred Fizer didn’t exactly shatter the glass ceiling 58 years ago. Rather, she simply etched her way through it, with grace and quiet confidence. “Somebody, some woman, […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
‘Mohigan Idol’ sings and dances to the tune of $26K for WVU Medicine Children’s
Big talent. Big stage. Big check. Saturday night’s “Mohigan Idol” fundraiser at the Metropolitan Theater brought in $26,000 for WVU Medicine Children’s and also kept the stars […]
County students have stories to tell
If you can read, the old adage in education goes, you can learn. However, teachers also love saying that if you can write, you can read — […]
Center stage: Morgantown High Foundation wants to restore the school’s once-grand auditorium
As the current No. 1 high school in West Virginia — so recognized last year by U.S. News and World Report — Morgantown High School is long […]
‘Our community supports education’
Not your “grandfather’s vo-tech.” That’s how John Chadwick described the proposed Renaissance Academy to members of the Monongalia County Board of Education at a meeting last June. […]
Asa Davison turns 100: He fought the Japanese and Jim Crow in WWII
MONONGAH – A bunch of people, Black and white, came out to help Asa Davison celebrate his 100th birthday Wednesday. That breakdown of pigment is worth noting, […]
UHS Percussion Ensemble to play plum gig at Music Educators conference in Charleston
The beat of acclaim goes on for University High School’s Percussion Ensemble. “They’re pretty amazing,” UHS Director of Bands Mark Palmer said of the students who make […]
Raising the roof for an evening in Tuscany: Mon Habitat’s annual fundraiser is Friday
If you want to celebrate an evening in Tuscany, you won’t have to wait to book your flight. You won’t even need a passport — but if […]
Hail, hail, Johnnie Johnson: Chuck Berry collaborator was from Fairmont
FAIRMONT — If it hadn’t been for the movie, “Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Johnnie Johnson likely would have ended his days unheralded in St. Louis, a […]
Hot property (again): Fairmont’s iconic ‘Lava House’ is back on the market
FAIRMONT — It was 1966 when the first of the fully laden dump trucks began rumbling down from Pittsburgh on those pre-interstate roads. And Carol McWilliams couldn’t […]
