California University of Pennsylvania is months away from integrating with Clarion and Edinboro universities to become Pennsylvania Western University, or PennWest.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly campus will have a new major added to its catalogue next year, and the school is also adding technology for its students.
The Uniontown Area School District implemented new programs in the 2021-2022 school year based on the needs the district observed in the student population.
Teachers and students within the Connellsville Area School District rose above the challenges they faced in 2021, said Superintendent Dr. Joseph Bradley.
The Frazier School District held new programs in 2021 to help its students make up for lost time in education and socialization due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School Principal Robert Fetter said he and his staff strive to take advantage of every possible opportunity.
The Albert Gallatin Area School District adopted new technology during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure students who couldn't attend classes were able to keep up with their school work, said Superintendent Christopher Pegg.
North Union Township's supervisors have continued to move the municipality in the right direction, even though 2021 brought its share of challenges.
In Wharton Township last year, supervisors secured a grant for restrooms in a park and continued with maintenance in the township, while a local elementary school raised money for a good cause.
Members of Fayette County's garden clubs have continued their hard work to beautify their communities.
COVID-19 and an economy in a downturn slowed the number of new businesses coming into South Union Township last year, but officials said the municipality remains as business-friendly as ever.
Ongoing sewage projects, new businesses and community events where positive steps taken in Masontown in 2021.
A number of projects in the Fayette County, from construction on a new prison to a county-wide broadband initiative, took great strides last year, officials said.
Safer housing, a growing medical hub and new businesses opening up were among the 2021 highlights in the city of Connellsville.
New projects and new businesses were two of many highlights in Brownsville
In 2021, Uniontown's residents came together through multiple community events while preparing for the future with the city's comprehensive plan and the development of the Sheepskin Trial.
The Brownsville Area School District focused on the basic needs of its students in 2021 as the school transitioned back toward in-person instruction.
The Laurel Highlands School District made technological advancements during the pandemic, which has proven to be an asset for students in the move toward an endemic phase, said Superintendent Dr. Jesse Wallace.
Waynesburg University expanded its technological offerings and ramped up its outreach programs in a school year when students were focused on making the best of their circumstances, said university officials.
CrossFit is a program that offers a full-body workout combining weightlifting, gymnastics, core training and cardio to prepare the body for anything. And it's catching on in Uniontown.
It's the American way to be independent and self-sufficient -- which is one reason Americans in general are resistant to the concept of mass public transit and prefer instead to own and operate their own vehicle to meet their transportation needs.
Just as physical therapy has helped humans treat pain resulting from an injury or surgery, it is also being used to rehabilitate pets like Angus that suffer from the same conditions.
A Waynesburg University professor said a growth in the number of non-denominational churches in recent years is part of a cycle that is unique to American religion.
Thanks to the School Performance Profile -- a resource that shows achievement and a tool for school improvement -- it's easy to see the progress that schools and students in Fayette and Greene counties have made from one year to the next.
If there was a silver lining to the cloud that loomed over the community when the borough was forced to shutter its police department, it might have been because Mayor Carl Ables prayed for it.
Institutions of higher learning have been facing declining enrollment in recent years, but in 2015 Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, California University of Pennsylvania and Waynesburg University are tackling the issue head on.
It's almost 5 p.m. on a Wednesday in March. As rain begins to transition to snow, 7-year-old Cameron VanMeter of Uniontown is busy shooting hoops at the Uniontown YMCA.
Allocated gas well impact fees were the foundation behind the completion of many projects in Greene County communities in 2014.
Maraia Gonelevu is happy to be living in Point Marion, a town similar in size and lifestyle to her native village in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji.
Fayette County officials are optimistic that the new construction projects, infrastructural improvements and influx of new business in 2014 will continue through 2015.
