Here, four-year-old Lakelyn Fowler retrieves his ball at a putt-putt game, while his two-year-old brother, Hayes, looks on. The boys are the sons of Tara Shamblin Fowler of Fayetteville, and the grandsons of Junior and Jeannie Shamblin of Alta. Cheryl Keenan
Gracie Gibson of Charlton Heights and Jenna Harper of Boomer move in unison while playing air hockey. Cheryl Keenan
The new game room at the Gauley Bridge Community Center drew children of all ages to its opening night event on Friday.
The game room is not on a permanent schedule as yet, but will be open as volunteers are available. For more information or to volunteer, call Town Hall at 304-632-2505. You may also watch for future updates in The Montgomery Herald, and on the Gauley Bridge Town Hall page on the social networking Internet site, Facebook.
Rural post offices around the country, including 150 in West Virginia, were given a stay of execution last week as the United States Postal Service announced a plan to operate for at least two years with reduced hours versus closing smaller offices. Under the plan, hours would be trimmed at 13,000 post offices across the nation, including nearly 500 in West Virginia.
Shorter hours and an idea that harks back to an era when the general store doubled as a post office are options offered last Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service to spare thousands of rural outlets from the chopping block.
Continued ...Though realignment of magisterial districts caused some confusion at the polls in Fayette County last Tuesday, votes were counted and tabulated earlier than expected. The majority of winners in contested county races were incumbents.
Continued ...At the Fayette County Board of Education meeting Monday, May 7, Superintendent Dwight Dials remarked that the state’s takeover of the county school system would not be undone by the results of last week’s election. Only the achievement of certain performance standards will do that, he says.
Continued ...
The Valley Greyhounds celebrate after winning the Class A Region 3, Section 2 championship at Oak Hill Friday.
Down but not out.
That was the situation the Valley Greyhounds faced in the Class A Region 3, Section 2 baseball tournament at Oak Hill High School Friday.
Matt White would like to experience a solid state meet this weekend, perhaps even running the table in his events.
But before it gets under way, he has words of encouragement for his competitors.
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