BRIDGEPORT — Although student enrollment is down approximately 10 percent due to the COVID pandemic, Pierpont Community and Technical College will receive around 1,000 phone calls this week from prospective
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FAIRMONT â The possible resignation of city councilman Blair Montgomery leaves Fairmontâs City Council with the responsibility to replace him within 30 days.
âBy charter, city council has to place someone in his seat within 30 days of the date of his resignation,â said Mayor Tom Mainella. âBut his resignation is not official yet. Itâs expected, but itâs not official.â
Prior to being elected to city council in November 2020, Montgomery served on the Marion County Board of Education, for one term. According to School Board President Mary Jo Thomas, who served on the board of education with Montgomery, who has had a recent recurrence of health issues.
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The Advanced Technology Center, shown here, at Pierpont Community and Technology College is the college s new epicenter as Fairmont State and the college continue to finalize splitting the two colleges. TWVâFILE PHOTO
FAIRMONT â With classrooms expected to be at full capacity this fall, Pierpont Community & Technical College is offering students, faculty and staff incentives to become fully vaccinated by Sept. 10.
The moves comes as the college plans to open its campuses in-full for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 terms. Vaccines have proven to be extremely effective in the fight against COVID-19, Pierpont Interim President Anthony Hancock said. The safety of our students, faculty and staff is of the utmost importance, and we will follow state and national guidelines to ensure their health and wellbeing.