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Highland School Board discusses goals and strategies
Heather Niday | October 18, 2012 | News
Highland County School Superintendent Dr. Will Crawford reported to the School Board at their recent meeting that the school’s Continuous Improvement Committee met in September to proceed with their plan to implement strategies that will benefit students.
PCHS Boys advance to section championship game
Heather Niday | October 18, 2012 | News
The Region 3 girls championship match will also be held on Friday night at the Nicholas County High School football/soccer field.
Sheets proposes multi-use hunting area for Green Bank site
Heather Niday | October 17, 2012 | News
Retired schoolteacher Bob Sheets responded to a county commission advertisement for ideas how to use county-owned property in Green Bank.
PCHS soccer teams finish regular seasons strong
Heather Niday | October 16, 2012 | News
The boys and girls soccer teams finished up their regular seasons on winning streaks.
B-F-D Fire and Rescue gives fire safety classes
Heather Niday | October 16, 2012 | News
October is National Fire Prevention Month and October 7-13 was Fire Prevention Week. Members of Bartow-Frank-Durbin Fire and Rescue visited Green Bank School last Friday to teach students important fire safety lessons.
New Virginia voter ID law in effect
Heather Niday | October 16, 2012 | News
The voter identification procedure in the state of Virginia has changed this year, so all residents in Highland and Bath Counties who intend to vote in the November election need to know about the new voter identification process.
Students learn DUI danger in high-tech simulator
Heather Niday | October 15, 2012 | News
The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, the Governor’s Highway Safety Program and State Farm Insurance funded the purchase of a drunk-driving simulator, which utilizes technology from the Army’s Abrams tank simulator.
USPS considers hours reduction at Williamsville Post Office
Heather Niday | October 15, 2012 | News
A Postal Service survey has been received by some area residents and a community meeting is scheduled for October 24
Little donates $5,000 to AMR emergency fund
Heather Niday | October 12, 2012 | News
Hillsboro area resident Beth Little visited network headquarters in Dunmore on Monday to present a donation to AMR board member Rachel Tompkins.
Highland EDA president requests Highland Center funding
Heather Niday | October 12, 2012 | News
Highland County Economic Development Authority president Kirk Billingsley addressed the Highland County Board of Supervisors at their meeting last week on a request for funding support for the Highland Center capital campaign to fund the renovation of the Highland Center building in Monterey.