Posts by Heather Niday

Some sites remain open year round, but toilet facilities may not be available during the winter.

Last month, Brian Buckley, a health researcher in the Washington, D.C., area gave cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR to a man after he had collapsed from a heart attack on a local bike trail. As a former lifeguard, Buckley knew that starting CPR quickly can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival. Now…

The AG urges students to apply for federal tuition assistance, but reminds students and parents to be aware of those seeking to steal personal information

The Bath School Board met on Thursday, September 16th for a closed meeting at 6:15pm, followed by a regular meeting at 7pm.  The board took the following actions: They authorized the Superintendent to contact legal counsel to file suit in Circuit Court in Bath County in reference to overbilling by the Warm Springs Sanitation Commission.…

The Pocahontas County Broadband Project is part of a $46.4 million award package, and will allow the installation of fiber optic broadband services for coal-impacted communities in the core of Pocahontas County.

A word of caution – this story talks about suicide.

For the next three years, astronomers from the North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) will have increased access and new technologies to use on the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in their breakthrough scientific studies of gravitational waves. This new technology and additional observation time is supported by funding from the…

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The George Washington & Jefferson National Forests will offer an extended season at several campgrounds on the James River and Warm Springs Ranger Districts in Alleghany and Bath counties of Virginia. Morris Hill campgrounds are available by reservation only, with an extended season through October 4. Blowing Springs and Hidden Valley campgrounds are currently open…

Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass will bring unadorned traditional bluegrass to the Blackburn Inn in Staunton this Friday night.  The concert is part of the Summer Stage series, a new concert series at what was formerly building 12 of the Old Western State Hospital.  Pocahontas County musicians Richard Hefner and Joanna Burt-Kinderman will join…

Cass Days kick off a celebratory weekend at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park June 18th and 19th.   The fun starts at 5:30pm Friday night with music by local musician Ryan Krofcheck playing a blend of mountain music, blues and folks.  Then at 6:30pm, there will be a cakewalk with tickets a quarter a piece or…

Green Bank library wants your ideas about their backyard space!