Students named Gatewood Elementary School’s Good Character Award winners for October were, from left, Tyler Roark, Taylor Sizemore, Taylor Dempsey, Kalila Hames, Warren Bryant and Julia Yarber. Students were nominated by their classroom teachers. The group pictured includes students who were observed being extra nice to their classmates, or students who made good progress on their assignments or just someone who made an extra effort. The individual nomination forms listed the specific criteria for each student that made them an award winner. The entire Gatewood Elementary staff is proud of their Good Character Students and the positive examples they set for others.
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Wall of Honor will be unveiled Friday
Who will be part of the Wall of Honor, a new feature to be unveiled June 21 at the Fayette County Courthouse?
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Chamber supports school improvement
The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce has offered its support to the county Board of Education for improving schools, citing the negative economic impacts of an underperforming school system.
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CODA schedules number of concerts
Upcoming summer evenings in Fayetteville will be sweetened by the strains of professional and student musical offerings in a series of free public concerts from Coda Mountain Academy.
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Happy birthday, West Virginia!
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MHES continues well-received project
Late in the school year, Mount Hope Elementary School continued a program that has made inroads into the overall health and well-being of the students and the community.
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Fayette County flag, seal, Wall of Honor slated to be unveiled
Fayette County will celebrate West Virginia’s sesquicentennial year by unveiling its new county seal and county flag in a ceremony Saturday.
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DEP studies discharge at Lochgelly well site
A new round of water tests near the Underground Injection Control (UIC) well at Lochgelly provide evidence that oil and gas drilling waste could be discharging into the headwaters of Wolf Creek.
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Mount Hope council votes to have second public hearing on plan
Concerned that not enough townspeople had access to the city’s draft comprehensive plan before it went to council for vote, the Mount Hope Planning Commission has chosen to hold another public hearing about the document.
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National Park Service moving forward with trail development
The National Park Service (NPS) is moving forward with development of several new trails in the New River Gorge National River after a recent environmental assessment failed to turn up any significant negative impact.
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NPS announces schedule of events
Have you had a glimpse of the New River Gorge from Grandview yet this season? Now is a good time to see one of the most spectacular vistas in the region at New River Gorge National River as a ranger-guided programs bring the area's rich heritage into focus.
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