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When Highland County’s zoning administrator recently received a complaint of junk vehicles at a county home, he decided to check out the report. His investigation revealed the report was true, but he was powerless to do anything about it, despite the county having an “Automobile Graveyard” ordinance to combat such…
A recall petition to remove two Highland County supervisors from office has been dismissed by a county judge for a second time.. On May 7th, Highland County Circuit Court Judge Edward K. Stein dismissed both removal cases against Supervisors Henry Budzinski and Harry Sponaugle, court records show. A day earlier,…
A Big Valley couple — facing multiple felony counts of possession of child pornography and bestiality –has been officially cleared of all charges due to a procedural error by a federal investigator during a search of their home. Peter Lee Bucker, age 40, and his wife, Alyshia Marie Burleigh, 35,…
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is committed to serving children who may be food insecure.
Member Dave McLaughlin said he didn’t think having two transfer stations in a county as small as ours would work, nor would hauling our green box trash ourselves to the Greenbrier County Landfill.
I sat down with Teece Nowell—co-founder of Moseymore Lavender Farm—to talk about healing, growing, and building something meaningful after a lifetime of service. From her decades counseling families through grief and cancer, to the peaceful rows of lavender she now stewards with her husband Doug. We talked about the story…
Highland County officials have voted down a proposed shed building operation, citing traffic concerns and its incompatibility with the pristine beauty of the Blue Grass Valley. During a May 22nd joint public hearing, the Highland County Planning Commission voted 3 to 0 for an unfavorable recommendation on the conditional use…
In 2023, Faulknier said, tourists brought 148 million dollars into the county. She said tourism also accounts for 1,100 tourism related local jobs in the county.
Time to get out in the great outdoors and enjoy all that the Monongahela National Forest has to offer
Why does a day at the mall feel like therapy for some and a tactical operation for others? In this segment on Allegheny Mountain Radio, I share a light-hearted story about shopping with my wife, Renee — but it’s more than just a funny look at our different styles.…