By KELLY HOLLERAN Dozens of people spoke at a Kanawha County school board meeting about two controversial Pat Conroy books that were assigned reading in some high school Advanced Placement classes.

Editor: I have just read yet another article concerning something bad happening at a Kanawha County school.

By Dmedit ONCE AGAIN, some Kanawha County parents are disturbed by what a Kanawha County teacher assigned students to read. These are unnecessary dramas, fights the school system need not pick.

By ELAINE McMILLION DAILY MAIL STAFF The sound of the boisterous, dismissal bell sends high school students scurrying to escape the hallways and meet their friends.

DAILY MAIL STAFF Despite test results indicating slightly elevated levels of the toxic chemical dioxin, Kanawha County school officials are saying the Aug. 29 scheduled openings of Nitro Elementary School and Nitro High School won't be delayed.