Crews responded to a devastating structure fire in a remote portion of Roane County Tuesday evening.A blaze on Starcher Fork proved to be inaccessible for truck
Through tears and prayers many parents, teachers and community members from the areas of Geary and Walton learned on Thursday their schools would be closing."It
As enrollment drops and funds are needed, many counties in West Virginia have had school consolidations on the table for consideration over the past few years.
Cars wrapped around Roane County High School on Sunday with people waiting in line to receive boxes filled with food due to SNAP benefits being unavailable.
A recent calculation of the bus routes of students at Geary and Walton K-8 schools determined that the consolidation plan impacts over 100 students' routes.
Roane County is looking at possibly closing Walton and Geary Elementary and Middle Schools and consolidate those into Spencer Elementary and Middle Schools.