by DAN CALLOWAY
Published 7 January 2010 @ 21:57 UTC

CLARKSBURG, WV – The online hometown newspaper, The Clarksburg Post-Intelligencer, publishes informative articles about the life and times of Clarksburg, a small but bustling town steeped in a rich history dating back to 1785.  Clarksburg was named after General George Rogers Clark, the highest ranking military officer in the Northwestern Territory during the American Revolution.  It is also the birthplace in 1824 of Thomas J “Stonewall” Jackson.   During the Civil War, the town served as a supply depot of the Union Army from 1861 to 1865. General George B. McClellan also had his headquarters in Clarksburg in 1861 until the Battle of Bull Run.  A town nestled in the hills of North Central West Virginia, Clarksburg is a town Donald fell in love with the first time he came to Clarksburg in 1989.

This informative online newspaper, produced by Donald Calloway, a long-time resident of Clarksburg, WV, uses this venue to report about the latest current events and happenings surrounding his hometown area. In addition to providing informative information about his home town, he also blogs about current national, world and political events placing a lot of emphasis on the world of technology, science, physics and mathematics, all subjects he loves to talk about.

Donald Calloway is a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander who resides in Clarksburg, WV with his wife LaChita. Don has been working as a career Supervisor for Economic Services for the WV Department of Health and Human Resources since 1996.

Don’s Navy career included shipboard tours as Asst. Stores Officer onboard the U.S.S. Nimitz (CVN-68), Commissioning Supply Officer onboard the U.S.S. McClusky (FFG-41) and Logistics Officer onboard the U.S.S. America (CV-66).  He served for three years as Fiscal Officer on the Staff of Commander, Fleet Air, Western Pacific (COMFAIRWESTPAC,) Atsugi, Japan, Pre-Commissioning and Outfitting Officer for Fitting-Out Supply Systems Assistance Center (FOSSAC) Norfolk, VA,  Assistant Contracting Officer with Defense Contracting Management Area Operations (DCMAO) Reading, PA and Deputy Quality Assurance Director with DCMAO Hartfort, CN.

Donald received his bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the Univ. of NC at Asheville (1975), graduated as Supply Officer from the US Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, GA. (1977), and received his master’s degree in Mathematics from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Graduate School, Kutztown, PA. (1994).

I encourage you to visit and subscribe to this online newspaper and follow the articles published there on a regular basis. I believe that you will find it most informative and
thought-provoking.