{"id":916,"date":"2025-12-18T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zmm.com\/news\/?p=916"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T14:23:10","slug":"career-and-tech-applications-double-ahead-of-woody-williams-center-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zmm.com\/news\/career-and-tech-applications-double-ahead-of-woody-williams-center-opening","title":{"rendered":"Career and tech applications double ahead of Woody Williams Center opening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are excited that applications for career and technical education have increased in advance of the opening of the <a href=\"https:\/\/zmm.com\/projects\/woody-williams-center\">Woody Williams Center for Advanced Learning and Careers<\/a>, an adaptive reuse project to convert a former large retail store at the Barboursville Mall into a state-of-the-art career and technical center for Cabell County Schools. 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