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Highland County Supervisors have voted to cover a $687,000 schools matching-grant spending shortfall that has haunted them for months. In doing so, the board, in essence, is gambling on proposed deal that could see the state return 75 percent of those dollars to fund future capital improvement projects to benefit students. After a lengthy discussion…

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It didn’t take long for Highland County School Board members to get back to work after electing a new chair and vice-chair during their first monthly meeting of 2026. The three-member board on Jan. 16th elected Vice Chair Sherry Sullenberger as the chairman, then chose last year’s chair, Jason Wilfong, to serve as vice chair….

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Highland County officials appear to be warming to creating a new financial director position, but just how that position will be funded is still undecided. The brainchild to create the position was Jayson Wilfong, the former County School Board Chairman, who suggested the county create the position during a Board of Supervisors’ meeting last July….

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The Highland County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a $20,000 matching grant to spend on marketing for this year’s Highland County Maple Festival. In a Jan.23rd press release, Chamber Executive Director Chris Swecker announced the grant from the Virginia Tourism Council, or VTC, through its Special Events and Festivals Sponsorship program. “The Highland County…

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American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control” report releases West Virginia grades for tobacco control policies, outlines steps to reduce burden of tobacco

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Black Bear Harvests in West Virginia help to keep the population stable and minimize human-bear contacts

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Regarding concerns that reducing teachers will cause very large class sizes, Williams said that by eliminating the social Studies and the ELA teaching positions at the high school, the number of students in the remaining ELA and Social Studies classes would still remain small – 18 students at most.

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Fitz Gary joined me on air to preview the 2026 Garth Newel Pub Series — a concert series that blends world-class chamber music, comfort food, and a come-as-you-are atmosphere. Fitz is the violist and a Co-Artistic Director of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet. It’s always good to sit down with him. The last time we…

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Northern Pocahontas Historical Society Association members Judith Fuller and John Simmons, brought up that they still wanted to save the former Howes Tannery Office Building, and are working with the WV State Historical Preservation Office to try and get it listed on the National Registry of Historic Buildings.

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Scores and stats from the previous week

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