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Highland Board of Supervisors September Work Session
Bonnie Ralston | September 22, 2021 | News
The Board approved submitting a grant application for broadband installation.
Applications Available for Little Swiss Fund Grants in Highland County
Bonnie Ralston | September 22, 2021 | News
Applications are due November 1.
Vaccine and Mask Mandates Considered by Pocahontas BOE
Tim Walker | September 21, 2021 | News
School Nurse Jenny Friel told the board that most of the COVID attendance problems in the schools are due to quarantined staff and students rather then actual active COVID cases, adding that in the entire school system there are only six actual active cases among both staff and students.
Pocahontas County Commission Receives $2.5 Million from ARC
Heather Niday | September 17, 2021 | News
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.
What Is An LEPC Anyway?
Scott Smith | September 17, 2021 | News
Hint – It involves planning for local disasters
September Is National Preparedness Month
Scott Smith | September 17, 2021 | News
Resources available on the FEMA website
Area Campgrounds Extend Seasons and Make Repairs
Bonnie Ralston | September 15, 2021 | News
Many recreation sites and the boat launches on Lake Moomaw are open year round.
Part 2, More Mysteries and Histories of our Museum in Pocahontas County
Tim Walker | September 15, 2021 | News
In this second part, Dr. McNeel starts with what came next here, then she describes some of the other exhibits in the museum and the stories they tell about our county’s history.
Highland School Board September Meeting
Scott Smith | September 14, 2021 | News
Classes open Monday September 20th with mask wearing mandate in place.
Part 1 -The Pocahontas County Historical Society Museum – A Historic Time Capsule
Tim Walker | September 13, 2021 | News
In this first part of a multi-part story about the Pocahontas County Historical Society’s Museum in Marlinton, the Society’s Secretary, Dr. Denise McNeel talks about the founding of the museum then she describes, fittingly since Pocahontas County is celebrating the bicentennial of its founding, some of the artifacts in the museum that help us understand…