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https://pinecast.com/listen/64cafb69-f62f-4c56-85ba-00878834f017.mp3 The Highland County Board of Supervisors held a work session November 3rd to discuss filling requests it had received for funding from the CARES Act. The Board voted to fill the following the requests: The Highland County Public Library $6,600.00 The Highland Center $4,050.00 The Highland Children’s House $3,400.00…
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…