News
BFD Receives Homeland Security Grant
Heather Niday | January 7, 2009 | News
The Bartow-Frank-Durbin Volunteer Fire and Rescue will receive almost 18,000.00 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, a program run by FEMA under the auspices of Homeland Security
Highland Supervisors Play “Wait And See” With School Budget
Heather Niday | January 7, 2009 | News
The school board wants the Supervisors to fund the remainder of the school year. The Supervisors will fund the next three months, but want to wait to see if the state cuts education funds further before agreeing to pay for the last three months.
Snowshoe Mountain And Nature Conservancy To Protect Squirrels And Salamanders
Heather Niday | January 5, 2009 | News
An agreement between the resort and the conservation group will protect and preserve over 200 acres of pristine Red Spruce forest
Bath County Begins Work On A Wind Energy Ordinance
Heather Niday | January 5, 2009 | News
County Planning and Zoning Administrator Sherry Ryder says she’s just beginning to work on a draft for the ordinance that will eventually become part of the county’s comprehensive plan.
Highland County Decoration Winners
Heather Niday | January 3, 2009 | News
Winners of the Christmas Decoration contest hosted by the Stonewall Ruritan Club
How Sweet It Is – Ivan Puffenbargers Sugar Camp Is Reborn
Heather Niday | January 3, 2009 | News
Thanks to lots of community help, Ivan Puffenbarger will be ready for the 51st Annual Maple Festival this spring
Thrasher Engineering Hits PSD With Request For More Money
Heather Niday | January 3, 2009 | News
Members of the Pocahontas Co Public Service District are surprised to hear that Thrasher is asking for additional money to design the regional sewer plant on the new site selected last July.
Time For Those Sometimes Dreaded New Years Resolutions
Heather Niday | December 31, 2008 | News
Lose weight….quit smoking….or just be nicer to your fellow man or woman…it’s time to think about those promises that you make at the beginning of the New Year
Pocahontas Center Receives Top Rating
Heather Niday | December 31, 2008 | News
The Pocahontas Center Nursing Home in Marlinton receives five stars from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Retired Teacher and Bath School Board Member Barbara Waldeck Discusses A Four-Day School Week
Heather Niday | December 31, 2008 | News
Waldeck doesn’t think a 4-day school week is possible for Bath County