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WHEELING – Ohio County Schools is next going to examine the length of school day at each school and see if minutes can effectively be trimmed as it looks to start the day later at Wheeling Park HIgh School. Following a 42-minute discussion on the topic at Monday’s board of education meeting, it was determined […]

One of Martin Luther King Jr.’s greatest accomplishments was the impact he had on the young generation, fighting for integration in schools.And that legacy is e

WHEELING – There was marching, music and the celebration of unity and public service during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend events in Wheeling on Sunday. Local elected officials, church and school leaders were among those turning out for a frigid MLK Celebration march. It started at the Windmill at 470 Stone Boulevard, and proceeded downtown […]

The Wheeling Area Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Weekend will include an Interfaith Worship Service where faith leaders from the Ohio Valley and beyond will gather to share words, songs and gospels in the activist’s memory. To make sure all residents in the valley can gather in his memory, the MLK Day committee sought […]

Four Wheeling residents will be honored during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend for their contributions in eliminating racial inequity and promoting peace and harmony. The Martin Luther King Award will be presented to Rodrigues “Rod” Lee and Rabbi Joshua Lief, while Theodora “Teddie” Grogan and Martha Wright will receive the Rosa Parks Award, according […]

WHEELING — Four Wheeling residents will be honored during the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend for their contributions in eliminating racial inequity and promot

The coroner has been called to a shooting scene in Ambridge.

By NORA EDINGER For the Sunday News-Register WHEELING — The whopper trophy the Wheeling Lightningbirds brought home on March 19 — after winning the East Coast Women’s Hockey League championship in their inaugural season — has been there and done all that in recent weeks. “On the ice, in the Stanley Cup tradition, you skate […]

GREENEVILLE - Dr. Carolyn Hawkins Brown of Greeneville passed away quietly on Monday at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol, Tennessee. She was a retired professor and higher education administrator holding the title of Associate VP for Academic Affairs at her latest place of employment, Tusculum College. She was born in Mountain City, TN, in August 1946, a graduate of Johnson County High School; she earned her undergraduate degree in elementary and special education from Tusculum College. She...