Posts by Megan Moriarty
Cooks Needed for Roadkill Cook-off
There’s still time to register as a cook for this year’s Roadkill Cook-off, which will take place at the Autumn Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 27th
Read MoreEco-Fest to Raise Awareness About Pipelines
Mark Twain visits Pocahontas County
“It’s an opportunity for us to look at our own life history and what was important to us and our grandmothers and grandfathers,” Gondry said, “and to see how those early years influence someone like Mark Twain, influence how he wrote, what he wrote about, and what was important to him.”
Read MoreCoalition Forms Over Proposed Dominion Pipeline
“Our common bond is a grave concern about the ecological as well as economic impacts that the proposed pipeline would have on the areas through which it goes.”
Read MoreAnnual “Walk for the Hungry” Event
Walk six miles starting at the BFD Firehouse in Green Bank on September 21st
Read MoreHighlanders for Responsible Development Declare Opposition to Pipeline Project
“Economic development in this county is very important, and we applaud it, and we want to do whatever we can to support it,” Lewis Freeman said. “But that doesn’t mean any and all economic development.”
Read MoreNatural Gas Pipeline a “Game Changer” for Virginia
Governor McAuliffe publicly supports the Atlantic Coast Project while small community organizations continue to oppose it
Read MoreHighland County Fair Livestock Show Winners
The 63rd annual Highland County Fair included a Cattle & Goat Show, where young Highland County residents working in agriculture had the chance to compete with their animals in a number of categories.
Read MoreHighland Board of Supervisors Hear Updates in Brief Meeting
Dominion representative Emmett Toms informed Lambert that a tentative date for an open house to be held at The Highland Center was set for Tuesday, September 16th, from 5-8pm.
Read MoreAugust 2014 Weather Report
Bartow weatherman Jason Bauserman says August 2014 was the driest he’s seen in 23 years
Read MoreFundraising Event to Benefit Highland Fire Department
The Highland County Volunteer Fire Department is currently selling tickets for a raffle to raise money for new equipment. The raffle will conclude this Friday, September 6th, with an event at the firehouse in Monterey.
Read MoreDominion, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and AGL Resources form joint venture to own Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline
These four major U.S. energy companies would build and own the proposed the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, initially proposed by Dominion as the Southeast Reliability Project
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