State officials announced this week that a Putnam County educator has been named West Virginia’s Teacher of the Year for 2025 and a Marshall County librarian has been awarded the title of Service Personnel of the Year. Seth Skiles, a six-year veteran and music teacher at Rock Branch Elementary, was recognized by state officials Tuesday, including State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt and Gov. Jim Justice, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Education. West Virginia’s Service Personnel of the Year is Nichole McCulley, a librarian at Center McMechen and Glen Dale Elementary schools.