Good morning, Morgantown.

Volunteers led by drum major Aidan Blankenship reset eight headstones at Oak Grove Cemetery to honor Walter Mestrezat, WVU’s first band director, over two Saturdays in late August (with a $2,000 MOSAIC grant aiding the work).

Take Me Home Soda Shoppe & Creamery will hold its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony at Mountainlair on Tuesday, Sept.

9 at 1 p.m. The shop serves local A.F. Wendling ice cream & dirty sodas crafted by four West Virginians and will operate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WVU will host a Sept.

11 memorial event at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the Downtown Library Complex, where faculty will share personal memories and the president will speak on the lasting impact of that day.

Beginning Oct. 12, the Division of Talent and Culture will hold monthly in-person orientation sessions for new WVU employees to learn the campus mission, core values, and key resources.

Employees hired on or after Sept. 1 will attend their first session at the Downtown campus area.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office released online safety tips to help parents, educators and community leaders keep children safe online.

The guidance advises families to talk openly + know their children’s apps while monitoring digital activity, and is available now to schools, local organizations and community groups.

WVU announced adjusted Labor Day service hours as administrative offices will be closed, the PRT will not run, and ENews will be on hiatus Monday (Sept.

7) while the Mountainlair, Student Rec Center, and Dining operate on modified schedules; regular service resumes Tuesday (Sept. 8).

Pierpont Community & Technical College will break ground on its new airframe maintenance training facility on Sept.

30 and plans to open it in 2028 (College President Dr. Michael Waide announced the project) in Bridgeport.

Morgantown Campus faculty must submit nominations for the Presidential Student Ambassadors program by 5 p.m. Sept.

18. Nominees must be freshmen or sophomores with a 3.7 GPA and a Spring 2029 (or later) graduation, verified by transcript, with nomination open only to WVU students.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced nearly $2.4 million for worksite clinics and employer-based healthcare through West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program on Friday + the funds will boost rural health services.

Morgantown High transfer Lyric Blake returned after a week off with a foot injury, scoring five touchdowns and rushing 25 times for 160 yards in a 42—0 win over Jefferson on Friday inside Pony Lewis Field.

Morgantown High secured a 2-0 win over University High on Thursday night at Mylan Pharmaceuticals Stadium — Taylor Beard scored on a cross-pass with 30 minutes remaining — and the team kept its unbeaten streak against its rival since 2019.

WVU coach Rich Rodriguez said the 2026 team will be fun to watch, thanks to new transfers and freshmen (like Kevin Brown and Amari Latimer) boosting both offense and defense.

The team faces Coastal Carolina today at noon inside Milan Puskar Stadium.