📺 Minford's student broadcasting team evolves from club to class. What began as an extracurricular activity in 2022 has transformed into a formal class called Minford Media. The production process spans two weeks, with students discussing segments, creating scripts, filming, and editing before publishing episodes. While upperclassmen typically handle on-camera and production roles, the program incorporates students and staff from across the district in their segments. Each episode garners 400-500 views, showcasing the growing impact of this student-led media initiative.
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🎃 Halloween's most epic pumpkin display lights up West Virginia town. The Pumpkin House in Kenova showcases 3,500 carved jack-o'-lanterns across Ric Griffith's property, a tradition he started in 1991. More than 1,500 volunteers helped carve the gourds over a week, creating everything from scary faces to likenesses of Albert Einstein and famous West Virginians. The free spectacle has become a source of community pride, with Beech Street closed to accommodate visitors through Halloween. Adding to the excitement, several scenes from the new thriller film "Self-Help" were shot at the popular seasonal attraction.
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💊 Cincinnati man busted with $51,900 worth of drugs in Portsmouth. Eric Johnson, 28, was arrested on October 27 after police executed a search warrant at a 12th Street residence. Officers discovered nearly 391 grams of suspected fentanyl, 51 grams of crack cocaine, a loaded firearm, and over $1,600 in cash. Johnson faces trafficking and possession charges with additional felony charges likely to be presented to a grand jury. The successful raid was conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force with assistance from the Portsmouth Police Department's SWAT Team.
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