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“Dare to dream, baby”

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They believe the survey is very good and has a good survey format. So much so, that another school system found our survey on the web and liked it so much, they asked to use it for their own school system’s survey.

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This will move towards keeping 911 dispatchers pay somewhat competitive with other counties. They also voted to raise the salary of the Deputy Director of 911/EMS by $3,000 per year and the Director’s salary by $4,000 per year.

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Where horses become therapists

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June at the Bath County Library – Summer Reading & MoreI caught up with Amy Porterfield, Branch Manager of the Bath County Library and a familiar voice from our annual readings of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. Amy joined me to talk about this year’s Summer Reading Program. We also talked about the June calendar—featuring…

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When Highland County’s zoning administrator recently received a complaint of junk vehicles at a county home, he decided to check out the report. His investigation revealed the report was true, but he was powerless to do anything about it, despite the county having an  “Automobile Graveyard” ordinance to combat such eyesores. Zoning Administrator Josh Simmons…

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A recall petition to remove two Highland County supervisors from office has been dismissed by a county judge for a second time.. On May 7th, Highland County Circuit Court Judge Edward K. Stein dismissed both removal cases against Supervisors Henry Budzinski and Harry Sponaugle, court records show. A day earlier, Special Prosecutor Joshua Elrod, had…

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A Big Valley couple — facing multiple felony counts of possession of child pornography and bestiality –has been officially cleared of all charges due to a procedural error by a federal investigator during a search of their home. Peter Lee Bucker, age 40, and his wife, Alyshia Marie Burleigh, 35, appeared separately on May 28th…

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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is committed to serving children who may be food insecure.

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Member Dave McLaughlin said he didn’t think having two transfer stations in a county as small as ours would work, nor would hauling our green box trash ourselves to the Greenbrier County Landfill.

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