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Highland Supervisors Vote To Cover County Schools’ Matching Grant Spending Shortfall of $687,000

January 31, 2026

Highland County Supervisors have voted to cover a $687,000 schools matching-grant spending shortfall that has haunted them for months. In doing so, the board, in essence, is gambling on proposed deal that could see the state return 75 percent of those dollars to fund future capital improvement projects to benefit…

Highland County School Board Approves New School Calendar, New Teacher Pay Scale

January 31, 2026

It didn’t take long for Highland County School Board members to get back to work after electing a new chair and vice-chair during their first monthly meeting of 2026. The three-member board on Jan. 16th elected Vice Chair Sherry Sullenberger as the chairman, then chose last year’s chair, Jason Wilfong,…

Highland County Officials Consider Creating New Financial Director Position

January 31, 2026

Highland County officials appear to be warming to creating a new financial director position, but just how that position will be funded is still undecided. The brainchild to create the position was Jayson Wilfong, the former County School Board Chairman, who suggested the county create the position during a Board…

Highland County Chamber Awarded $20,000 Advertising Grant For Maple Festival

January 31, 2026

The Highland County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a $20,000 matching grant to spend on marketing for this year’s Highland County Maple Festival. In a Jan.23rd press release, Chamber Executive Director Chris Swecker announced the grant from the Virginia Tourism Council, or VTC, through its Special Events and Festivals…

American Lung Association Gives West Virginia Poor Grades for Efforts to Prevent Tobacco Use

January 28, 2026

American Lung Association’s “State of Tobacco Control” report releases West Virginia grades for tobacco control policies, outlines steps to reduce burden of tobacco

Black bear harvest remained steady in West Virginia in 2025

January 28, 2026

Black Bear Harvests in West Virginia help to keep the population stable and minimize human-bear contacts

BOE Votes to Eliminate Positions

January 28, 2026

Regarding concerns that reducing teachers will cause very large class sizes, Williams said that by eliminating the social Studies and the ELA teaching positions at the high school, the number of students in the remaining ELA and Social Studies classes would still remain small – 18 students at most.

Garth Newel’s Pub Series Is Back

January 23, 2026

Fitz Gary joined me on air to preview the 2026 Garth Newel Pub Series — a concert series that blends world-class chamber music, comfort food, and a come-as-you-are atmosphere. Fitz is the violist and a Co-Artistic Director of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet. It’s always good to sit down with…

Community Block Grant Application To Demolish Tannery Buildings

January 21, 2026

Northern Pocahontas Historical Society Association members Judith Fuller and John Simmons, brought up that they still wanted to save the former Howes Tannery Office Building, and are working with the WV State Historical Preservation Office to try and get it listed on the National Registry of Historic Buildings.

01-18-26 Weekly Sports Roundup

January 20, 2026

Scores and stats from the previous week

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