Jeffrey Saulton

BEVERLY — Fort Frye High School senior Laine Spindler has always been a high achiever, from taking her first algebra classes in elementary school to being named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. “This means I am able to compete for scholarships,” she said. However, she said where she plans to go, Brown University in Providence, […]

VIENNA — West Virginia’s first enclosed shopping mall, Grand Central Mall, has seen many changes in the past several years in a rapidly shifting retail landscape since the doors opened in 1972. General Manager Jody Hopkins said new stores have opened at Grand Central in an era when many malls are struggling. Grand Central Mall […]

MARIETTA — Dr. Sarah Parker, the eighth president of Washington State College of Ohio, said the college is perfect for her since she got her start in education at the community college level. Parker, a native of Virginia, earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees in English literature at Virginia Tech. “That gave me the credentials […]

LOWELL — Janessa Ross is a senior at Fort Frye High School and the Washington County Career Center, where she is studying graphic arts and video production. She is also considering a career in the law. In addition to her studies she likes to help her community by donating food and clothing to a local […]

MARIETTA — Mattigan Ward, senior at Marietta High School, has a foot in two worlds, one as a high school student and the other as a career center student taking her first steps into the health care field. Ward is enrolled in the medical college preparation program at the Washington County Career Center, a cheerleader […]

LOWELL — With a desire to help others, Taylor Hendershot, a senior at Fort Frye High School and the Washington County Career Center, is enrolled in the sports medicine and exercise science program at the center. She is also a member of the student council at the center, a member of the National Technical Honor […]

BEVERLY — Wyatt Fulton, a 2024 graduate of Fort Frye High School, capped off four years of work in high school and is preparing to embark on studies at The Ohio State University this fall. Fulton said his main interest is the electrical engineering field. “I want to be in engineering as a field,” he […]

After 74 years the Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department’s Ice Cream Social has become a summer institution. It is also a formula for success, said Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department Capt. Paul Jordan. “This is just an old-fashioned ice cream social,” he said Friday. “Over the ye…