FAIRMONT - Marion Schools Superintendent Donna Heston told Board of Education members what they already knew last week. That the district, she said, can't keep operating at its current levels in the face of declining enrollment. "This is the first time Ma... See more
FAIRMONT - "It's alive! "It's alive!" If you're old enough to have watched "monster" movies on Saturday night TV, you know the above, chapter and verse. That's what Colin Clive as Dr. Henry Frankenstein exclaimed in the famous movie "Frankenstein" - the 1... See more
FAIRMONT - A series of allegedly explicit videos sent over the summer led to the child pornography arrest of Marion County teacher Michael Joseph Carpenter, court documents show. Carpenter, 43, the choir director of East Fairmont High School, was taken in... See more
FAIRMONT - Michael Joseph Carpenter, the East Fairmont High School choir director charged with possessing child pornography, remained lodged in North Central Regional Jail on Wednesday following his arrest the day before. West Virginia State Police arrive... See more
FAIRMONT - A reported incident 'involving a teacher" sent West Virginia State Police to East Fairmont High School on Tuesday morning, the district said. "This morning at approximately 10:20 a.m., Marion County Schools was informed by law enforcement agenc... See more
