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Program is part of the USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers

Stories will be told in several different styles.

At the August 12th Pocahontas County Broadband Council meeting, Jim Martin, President and CEO of Citynet, a broadband provider in the county, updated the Council on Citynet’s plans for the future expansion of broadband service here.

Board rejects masking mandate and equitable access policy plan

The Museum is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the silent film Tol’able David

Board votes on two controversial items.

Procedures for HMC visitors have changed.

Beam said he has notified the WV School Building authority (SBA) that the county schools will be applying for a Needs Grant this fall for funds to purchase and install new heating and air conditioning systems (HVAC) for those schools who are not getting them through the American Rescue Plan.

The August 10th Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, was jammed full of citizens wishing to express their opinions about re-instituting indoor mask mandates in the schools this year. About seven (7) citizens, presumably mostly parents of students, stood holding signs which said things such as “UNMASK OUR CHILDREN.” “MASKS ARE TO COVID AS A CHAIN-LINK FENCE IS TO A FLY” and “MY CHILD MY CHOICE.”

The proposal requires Congressional approval and the area would continue to be managed by the Forest Service