News
Highland Supervisors Get Welcome News About Changes To Cooperative Extension Reorganization
Heather Niday | February 3, 2011 | News
The Highland Board of Supervisors learned Tuesday that the Virginia Cooperative Extension reorganization process has been stopped and will be restarted in the near future with additional input from localities.
Billing Problems Continue To Plague Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Heather Niday | February 3, 2011 | News
Despite a number of billing problems that continue to cause the hospital to lose money, the financial outlook at Pocahontas County Memorial Hospital is getting better thanks to better billing practices being put in place.
Bare Bones Comes To The Opera House In February
Heather Niday | February 3, 2011 | News
A capella group Bare Bones, formerly Soup Kitchen, once again brings a electic mix of music to the Pocahontas Opera House.
Bath Bluegrass Jamboree Part Of Inaugural Mountain Strings Festival In April
Heather Niday | February 3, 2011 | News
The Mountain Srings Festival will celebrate bluegrass music along with mountain culture and art.
Pocahontas County Commissioner Wants To Amend Courthouse Drug Policy
Heather Niday | February 3, 2011 | News
A proposed change to the County drug testing policy by Pocahontas County Commissioner Martin Saffer could require some courthouse employees to be added to the random drug testing pool.
Bath School Board Will Keep School Medication Policy As Is
Heather Niday | February 3, 2011 | News
The Bath School Board votes to keep the school system’s medication policy as is,
against the wishes of the school nursing staff. The nurses requested a policy change to prohibit administering narcotics at school.
Korean War Vet Complains About Care At Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Heather Niday | January 31, 2011 | News
An 81 year old Korean War Veteran and former EMT from Cass,WV addressed the Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Board of Directors about a recent bad experience he had at the hospital.
Bath Recruiting New Dive Team Members For Public Safety Dive Team
Heather Niday | January 31, 2011 | News
A drowning at Lake Moomaw last year made Bath County Emergency Services Coordinator Andy Seabolt realize that the rescue squad needed to have diving capability in house, and close to home.
Library Of Virginia Coming To Highland County For Civil War Documentation
Heather Niday | January 28, 2011 | News
This summer, the Library of Virginia will be in Highland County scanning Civil War era documents and letters.
Pocahontas PSD Member Questions Consultant Bill
Heather Niday | January 28, 2011 | News
PSD member Amon Tracey questions a $22,000.00 bill submitted by consultant David Rigby for the month of November 2010.