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Healthy Smiles receives grant from DentaQuest | Journal-news
The DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement has again made Shenandoah Community Health Foundation the beneficiary of funds that will be used to purchase equipment for their oral health center, Healthy Smiles. Dr. Marcia Brand, Senior Advisor to DentaQuest and a member of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, designated the Foundation as her “charity of …
Black History Month lecture series continues with focus on technology | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — Students from schools in Berkeley County and Jefferson County got an insight on how technology is an avenue of expression during the second installment of the districts’ joint virtual lecture series in honor of Black History Month, “STEAMing Ahead in Black Excellence.” Wednesday night’s lecture featured Dr. Phill Branch, a professor at Goucher …
Record-breaking year still brings its struggles for Berkeley Co. Solid Waste Authority | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — While a record-breaking year in community recycling efforts in the Eastern Panhandle seems like the silver lining in a year defined by its heartache and struggles, leadership with the Berkeley County Solid Waste Authority said the encouraging news brings with it its own struggles. According to Clint Hogbin, chairman of the Berkeley County …
Technology helping neurosurgeons perform procedures with more safety, efficiency | Journal-news
WINCHESTER, Va. — Brain and spine surgeries can come down to mere millimeters in terms of being a success or a failure. At Virginia Brain and Spine Center (VBSC) in Winchester, which partners and works with Valley Health System, new technology is being used so neurosurgeons can perform procedures more efficiently and safely. Earlier this …
Counties to remain on virtual learning prior to break | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — For the days leading up to winter break for local students, the three Eastern Panhandle counties will remain on remote learning. All three counties on Saturday’s updated West Virginia Department of Education map were designated red, meaning there remains a substantial community transmission and an eight percent positivity rate. Berkeley County previously made …
Berkeley Co. goes remote through winter break, announces adjustments to inclement weather plans | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — Having faced remote learning for the majority of the school year based on the the West Virginia Department of Education COVID-19 map, including a multi-week stint in red recently, Berkeley County has opted to remain remote through winter break. Berkeley County also announced recently when inclement weather arises during periods when the district …
Berkeley, Jefferson to learn remotely ahead of holiday break | Journal-news
Berkeley County moved to red for the first time this school year on the West Virginia Department of Education’s weekly COVID-19 education map on Saturday, as both it and Jefferson County will learn remotely for the final few days before Thanksgiving break. Berkeley is one of six red counties throughout the state, and another six …
JCS Board of Education hears technology updates for return to school | Journal-news
CHARLES TOWN — More so than in a normal school year, technology has become a vital part of the educational climate during the COVID-19 outbreak. During Monday night’s Jefferson County Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Bondy Shay Gibson gave an update on technology for the coming school year as the student population splits between …
