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An Internet-based service launched last fall lets high school students keep up with their grades, assignments, and activities in one convenient place. And it’s keeping them motivated – because their parents can access the information, too.
America’s first resort, the Homestead, founded in 1766, is up for sale. Parent company ClubCorp, based in Dallas, announced last week it had hired a financial consultant to explore options – including possible sale of the company. But Homestead employees were also notified last week that ClubCorp is on the market.
Some supporters of wind energy development in Appalachia charactize the opposing argument as concern over spoiled views. But selling the scenery is how some people make their living. The Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau is not coming down on one side or the other of a proposed wind energy project in neighboring Greenbrier County, but they are keeping an eye on it.
Some supporters of wind energy development in Appalachia charactize the opposing argument as concern over spoiled views. But selling the scenery is how some people make their living. The Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau is not coming down on one side or the other of a proposed wind energy project in neighboring Greenbrier County, but they are keeping an eye on it.
Attorney Martin Saffer, of Hillsboro, defeated County Commission President Joel Callison in the Democratic Primary Tuesday in Pocahontas County. Callison has served on the Commission for twelve years. He was seeking his third term. Saffer says he hopes the election symbolizes a referendum on the Snowshoe Sewer Project, particularly the potential use of eminent domain to obtain a site for the treatment plant.
Leslie Cain, a mother, PTO President, and community volunteer wins a narrow victory on the Pocahontas County Board of Education.
There are about 30 students coming into Pocahontas County High School this fall who want to continue the Spanish education they started in middle school. But at the end of scheduling day, only three of those had found a seat in a Spanish class. Parents are worried about their children competing for college entrance – not to mention mastering the language – and the Board of Education says, with the schools’ enrollment declining, there isn’t enough money to hire another teacher.
As PMH Director of Nursing Kyna Moore puts it, in a community this size, if we lost one person to the flu, we would miss them. And if a flu pandemic does touch our community, it will take a community-wide effort to sustain ourselves. Kyna Moore talks about what the hospital and other community leaders are doing to get ready.
State-wide elections will be held in June for the WV Silver-Haired Legislature. These 134 people – all age 60 or older – meet each fall at the State Capitol Building and go through the legislative process. Except instead of creating laws, they create suggestions.
The owners of small service stations are caught between a rock and a hard place trying to deal with rising fuel costs, price wars, and the hidden costs of doing business.