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Personal property tax increase of 35 cents proposed in Bath County

April 23, 2014

Public hearing on the recommended budget and tax rates is April 29

State coordinator says spray used in area black fly control program is non-toxic

April 22, 2014

Between April and October every year the West Virginia Department of Agriculture regularly applies a bacterial agent into area rivers, part of their annual black fly control program. Betsy Reeder has been the coordinator for the black fly control program for about 7 years now. She said the black fly…

Folks learn to forage at the 2014 Wild Edibles Festival

April 21, 2014

The 2014 Wild Edibles Festival was held in Hillsboro on Saturday. Attendees had an opportunity to watch demonstrations focused on foragables, ranging in topics from wild mushroom cookery to making birch soda. This was Dr. Rebecca Linger’s third year presenting at the Wild Edibles Fest. Linger is an associate professor…

The presentation “An Enslaved Woman and her Dressmaker Daughter from Bath County, Virginia” is Sunday April 27

April 19, 2014

The presentation focuses on the history of the rare quilts and textiles made by Elizabeth Morris Bolden of Bath County between 1890 and 1910

Bath Local Emergency Planning Committee discusses delayed emergency response time to recent accident

April 19, 2014

And work is ongoing to flesh out the county’s Emergency Operations Plan

Creative writing workshop to be held in Richwood on Saturday

April 18, 2014

Any writers, or aspiring writers, are invited to a free creative writing workshop this Saturday in Richwood. Diana Clarke, originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, is an AmeriCorps volunteer at High Rocks, and she’s helping to organize the program. Clarke said the first event in the three-part series took place last weekend,…

Commerce Secretary talks about the discussions surrounding Cass Railroad

April 17, 2014

Cass Scenic Railroad has been drawing a countless number of tourists to Pocahontas County since it first opened as a state park in June 1963. AMR has learned that recent discussions between the Department of Commerce and the DNR have some listeners concerned about the park’s future. Keith Burdette was…

BARC Electric Cooperative is planning a community solar program

April 16, 2014

BARC also wants customers to be aware of new website services and changes in payment methods and billing

Spring fitness in full swing at the Wellness Center

April 16, 2014

Despite this week’s cold snap, spring is, kind of approaching. The staff at the Pocahontas County Community Wellness Center invites anyone that feels like they might need to shed some extra winter pounds to pop by. The Wellness Center has maintained its schedule of fitness and dance classes. Parks and…

American Chestnut reintroduction included in the Lower Cowpasture Restoration Project

April 15, 2014

The American Chestnut Foundation is working with the US Forest Service on this effort in Bath and Alleghany counties

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