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One ordinance, two different interpretations. That was the discussion about the new Emergency Medical Services fee Tuesday evening at the Highland County Board of Supervisors’ work session. The EMS fee is $150 a year and it is to be used only for funding paid Emergency Medical Services. The development…
Instead, the USDA awarded seven point six (7.6) million dollars to City Net to install high-speed broadband in Barbour, Randolph, Webster and Doddridge counties.
This is the second part of our report on the Pocahontas Board of Education’s October 27th meeting. In the first part we talked about two changes the board made to the school re-entry plan. In this part we cover the rest of the meeting.
Highland County is excited to further “tap” into what it is most known for – maple syrup – by introducing the Virginia Maple Syrup Trail. According to a press release from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce, this passport program offers the public the chance to visit eight sugar…
Since making those revisions, both the board and the school administration have received numerous requests from teachers for the board to make several changes to the plan.
Supervisors to address issue at November 3rd meeting
The Highland County Humane Society has a foster program called Senior Pets for Seniors. It started a few years ago as a way to place senior cats and dogs in homes that are best suited for them. Corena Huffman is the Director and President of the Highland County Humane…
The Bolar Volunteer Fire Department holds a fundraiser most every month to help out with needs at the department. They hold a turkey shoot. Chris Moore is the Assistant Chief of the Bolar Volunteer Fire Department. “Everybody brings a shotgun, a 12 gauge shotgun, and we have targets out…
Emergency medical services dominated the Highland County Board of Supervisors work session Wednesday night. Board Chairman David Blanchard announced that in the ongoing effort to help provide emergency medical services to Highland residents, the county had purchased at auction the old car wash on Main Street to provide space…
The Highland County Economic Development Authority met October 19th and set the timeline for the 2021 Incentive Grant Program. Applications will be available November 1, will be due by January 31, 2021 and decisions on grant awards will be made at the EDA’s April 2021 meeting. Bryan Obaugh said there…