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🌱 Why a new WVU-funded scoreboard for Bridgeport High is on hold

Bridgeport, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Bridgeport! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a new WVU-funded scoreboard for Bridgeport High is on hold
  • What a new study says about how West Virginians really earn
  • Community remembers Debra Johnson, who passed at Bridgeport’s United Hospital Center.

Also on today's calendar: SFM at the Clarksburg Farmers Market.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 55.
  • Friday: Periods of sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Harrison County BOE meeting shed light on local achievements (wvnews.com) — Harrison County’s latest Board of Education meeting highlighted Bridgeport High School baseball coach Robert C. Shields for reaching 1,000 career wins and considered a WVU-funded scoreboard for the school, though that offer was tabled for now. Members also celebrated student and school achievements countywide, reviewed English learner progress, renewed the Newsela learning program, and set their next meeting for June 16 in Clarksburg.
   

• West Virginia ranks last for income while Virginia tops the nation, recent study shows (wdtv.com) — From right here in Bridgeport, new data shows West Virginia ranks dead last nationally for income while neighboring Virginia sits at the top. The WalletHub study breaks down earnings for the top 5 percent, median households, and the bottom 20 percent, highlighting just how wide the income gap is for Mountain State residents.
   

• Debra Loraine (Davis) Johnson (wdtv.com) — Bridgeport readers are informed that 72-year-old Salem resident Debra Loraine Johnson passed away Saturday, May 30, at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, surrounded by family. The longtime homemaker, devoted to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, is remembered for her love of angels, bingo, and cooking, with Davis Funeral Home in Bridgeport handling arrangements and online condolences.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Clarksburg

  • Traffic stop in Clarksburg leads to felony gun charges for 2 Harrison County residents (wvnews.com)
  • Proposed Clarksburg charter amendments would align water board rules with city council standards (wvnews.com)
  • Harrison County teen sentenced after child sex crime charge (wvnews.com)

Fairmont

  • Over 100 Fairmont State Student-Athletes on Spring MEC Academic Teams (bvmsports.com)

Ok Bridgeport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bridgeport

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bridgeport

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.