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Hillsboro Mayor Gail Siers Appointed to Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority
Tim Walker | July 1, 2026 | News
Siers has been among the group of citizens who want to see other options besides just building a transfer station put out on an open bid.
Pocahontas BOE Denies PCHS Staff Role in Selecting Principal
Tim Walker | June 30, 2026 | News
Sam Gibson made a motion to not hire Michael McWilliams as the Assistant Principal/Athletic Director for County-Wide Secondary Schools. His motion did not receive a second, causing it to fail and as a result, McWilliams was hired with Gibson’s vote being the only “no” vote.
SWA Awaiting Engineers Report on How Long Landfill Can Continue to Operate
Tim Walker | June 25, 2026 | News
That additional time could be very critical for the county
Hearing the Story: John Wesley ME Church, In Their Own Words
Danny Cardwell | June 25, 2026 | News
Hearing the Story: John Wesley ME Church, In Their Own Words by Danny Cardwell On Juneteenth, Bath County marked the beginning of a new chapter for the historic John Wesley ME Church — the future home of the Museum of West Warm Springs and Meeting House. We were there with microphones running, and now you…
61st Annual Bath County Art Show Opens June 27, Honors Lifelong Artist Perlista Henry
Danny Cardwell | June 25, 2026 | News
61st Annual Bath County Art Show Opens June 27, Honors Lifelong Artist Perlista Henry By Danny Cardwell The Bath County Art Show returns for its 61st year beginning June 27, bringing more than 1,000 pieces of art from over 300 artists to the Bath County High School gymnasium — and this year’s show carries special…
No Action on Funding SWA Bid Engineering or on Re-appointing McLaughlin to SWA
Tim Walker | June 22, 2026 | News
Ryder explained that he proposed funding the bid engineers for the SWA because he thought that the community supported competitive bidding on the transfer station, as opposed to simply contracting it out to JacMal Properties. He quickly found out from the community members present that they do not want a transfer station to be placed out for bid; instead, they now want an open bid which would allow bidders to propose other options besides just a transfer station.
Restoration Begins on Historic John Wesley ME Church, Unveiled on Juneteent
Danny Cardwell | June 19, 2026 | News
Restoration Begins on Historic John Wesley ME Church, Unveiled on Juneteenth By Danny Cardwell Bath County unveiled the restoration project for the historic John Wesley ME Church on Friday, June 19 — Juneteenth — marking the start of a renovation that will turn the 1873 church into the Museum of West Warm Springs and Meeting…
Bath Farmer’s Market Returns on a Pilot Basis
Scott Smith | June 17, 2026 | News
Bath Community Hospital and Virginia Cooperative Extension holding limited schedule of mini-market
June 9th Part 1, Interview of Superintendent Dr. Leatha Williams
Tim Walker | June 16, 2026 | News
“I think getting out into the community, working with community organizations, working with community leaders, developing that same shared vision- that ‘Stronger Together’ slogan and really making it the next part of the action process. I think that’s a growth point for me.”
Decisions Announced and Made at Special SWA Meeting
Tim Walker | June 15, 2026 | News
They passed a motion to put the Transfer Station Project out to open bid.