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DOGE Cuts To WV Humanities And NIOSH

April 28, 2025

DOGE cuts will deeply hurt the WV Humanities and NIOSH

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Second Suspect Charged In Abuse Of Infant Girl

April 26, 2025

A Bluegrass woman has become the second person to face felony child abuse charges in the February wounding of an infant girl, according to Highland County Sheriff Bob Kelly. The suspect, identified in court records as Lajetta Allen, 39, of Bluegrass, was arrested March 13. She was charged with two…

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Second Suspect Charged in Highland Pornography Case

April 26, 2025

A second person has been arrested and charged with 57 felonies in a recent child pornography investigation conducted by Highland County deputies and federal investigators. The suspect, Peter Lee Bucker, 40, of Big Valley, was arrested at his home March 20th and charged with 16 counts of possession of child…

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Highland Schools Offer Credit Monitoring After Computer Breach

April 26, 2025

Highland County School officials are urging past students and those employed by the school system since 2008 to apply for free credit monitoring due to a computer breech. PowerSchool, a cloud-based software provider used by Highland schools, reported the breech to its system on Dec. 27th. Days later, Highland school…

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Highland County EDA Grants Up for Grabs

April 26, 2025

Are you a budding entrepreneur or an existing business owner who is seeking to expand your customer base? If so, you might consider applying for financial support from the Highland Economic Authority Grant Incentive Program. Funded through the EDA and the Town of Monterey, the program offers the assistance to…

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Highland Officials Face $1 Million Deficit In FY26 County Budget

April 26, 2025

When T.S Elliot wrote “April is the cruelest month,” he had no idea most Highland County officials would nod in agreement come budget season. Faced with a $1 million dollar deficit, the Highland County Board of Supervisors on April 1st reluctantly voted to publicly advertise a proposed 12-cent increase in…

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Highland Schools $1 Million Matching Grant Shortfall May Be Accounting Error

April 26, 2025

Highland County officials are breathing a sigh of relief after learning a schools matching grant spending shortfall of $1 million may be just an accounting error. Up until an April 18th virtual meeting between local and State of Virginia education officials, Highland County was on the hot seat for a…

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Highland Schools Report $1 Million Matching Grant Spending Shortfall

April 26, 2025

Highland School Grant Matching $1 Million Shortfall

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Pocahontas BOE Approves Textbooks and Instructional Resources for Next School Year

April 25, 2025

All the texts and instructional materials the members were asked to approve, are on a WV Department of Education approved list.

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“Late Start – Late Finish” School Calendar Approved for Pocahontas Schools

April 25, 2025

Next Year’s School Calendar includes a starting date for students on September 3, 2025; a first semester ending date of January 16, 2026; graduation on June 12th, and the last day of instruction being June 16th, 2026.

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