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Newest Pocahontas County Board of Ed member forced to resign, result of voting precinct conflict
Angelo Jiordano | May 8, 2014 | News
At Monday night’s Pocahontas County School Board of Education meeting, board members accepted the resignation of newest board member Steve Tritapoe. “I’d just like to say a few words. Just a quick explanation, I was actually in the wrong district or precinct. I was in precinct 21. It was just an unfortunate mishap. I thank…
Fundraising campaign for high school improvements proposed by Bath School Board member
Bonnie Ralston | May 7, 2014 | News
And the board plans to take advantage of programs and resources offered by the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board
Ethics complaint against Sheriff dismissed, area resident shares concerns over Snowshoe RAD
Angelo Jiordano | May 7, 2014 | News
At Tuesday morning’s Pocahontas County Commission meeting, commission President David Fleming said commissioners received a response from the West Virginia Ethics Commission regarding a complaint filed against Pocahontas County Sheriff David Jonese. “If you recall, that involved the security camera footage from the jail building,” Fleming says. “The letter says, this is dated April 30,…
Pocahontas County CVB issues the Mad Gab Geo-cache Challenge
Angelo Jiordano | May 7, 2014 | News
The Pocahontas County CVB’s Mad Gab Geo-cache Challenge kicked off on the first of May. Participants in the challenge will use GPS coordinates to locate clues stashed around Pocahontas County. Sarah Irvine is the group and event coordinator at the CVB and she helps organize the challenge every year. “It’s an opportunity for people to…
Annual FFA Banquet acknowledges student participant’s hard work throughout the year
Angelo Jiordano | May 5, 2014 | News
The Pocahontas County FFA banquet was held at PCHS Friday evening. The annual event recognizes the student participants and their hard work over the course of the past school year. Scott Garber is the FFA co-advisor. He said they had around 45 participants in the program this year. “We do this every year,” Garber says….
No June primary elections are scheduled this year for Bath and Highland Counties
Bonnie Ralston | May 2, 2014 | News
But Bath’s General Registrar still wants you to know about election law changes for both voters and candidates
Organization works to keep area trails clear of debris and full of people
Angelo Jiordano | May 2, 2014 | News
The Pocahontas Trails organization works to maintain hiking and biking trails in parts of Pocahontas County, and they work to try to promote trail use. Pocahontas Trails shares a unique partnership with the West Virginia Mountain Bike Association to achieve their organizational goals. Greg Moore, is both Vice President of Pocahontas Trails and Trail Coordinator…
Meet the Candidates, Northern District
Melodie Wallace | May 1, 2014 | News
Listen to the Northern District Democrats Commission forum.
Meet the Candidates, Southern District
Melodie Wallace | May 1, 2014 | News
Listen to the Southern District Democrats Commission forum.
Food, fun and prizes at the annual PMH Health Fair on Friday
Angelo Jiordano | May 1, 2014 | News
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital is hosting its annual Health Fair on Friday. The event aims to improve health and wellness in the community by providing low-cost medical screenings and other lab services. Susan Wilkins is the Public Relations and Special Projects Coordinator at PMH and she helps organize the Health Fair. “Twenty five years ago the…