Pierpont Community and Technical College

They continue their investigation into a fatal I-68 eastbound crash from the weekend.

Multiple agencies responded to the crash scene near the Pierpont exit at 8.20 Sunday morning.

Both directions of the interstate were closed for about two hours for the cleanup and investigation.

No names have been released.

The McDowell County native and former NASA engineer talked a little bit about the aerospace industry on Metro News Talk Line and said that, you know, now that NASA is not the only player in the aerospace industry and you've got private companies that are looking to send rockets up into space for orbits or make moon trips or even like Elon Musk talks about a potential trip to the planet of Mars.

Well, that aerospace industry is going to need a whole lot of technical support, and a lot of that support is really already here.

If you take a look at what's going on at the North Central West Virginia Airport, some of the training programs in aerospace at WVU, Marshall, also Fairmont State University and Pierpont, So he says, you know what, even if we don't get that Space Academy, there's a great chance that maybe some advanced manufacturing opportunities or things like that could follow.

Clarksburg man, with a long record of prior convictions, will serve nearly three years in federal prison for the sale of FedEx.

Hey, when we come back, we're going to spend a few minutes with Dr. Michael Wade.

He is the president at Pierpont Community and Technical College.

We're going to be talking about their aviation program, their vocational programs, and their overall economic impact in the north-central portion of the state.

That's coming up next on Talk of the Town, AM 1440, FM 104.5, WAJR.

Hey, I'm doing fine.

Thanks very much.

And certainly it's been a big week for Pierpont Community and Technical College with the groundbreaking on the new aviation facility.

Now, how much longer till I guess that will be online?