Posts Tagged ‘COUNTY’
Highland School Board Revisits School Closure Option
The Highland County School Board called a special meeting to gather opinions from the public, faculty, staff and school administration as to whether the school should close for a week to allow sick students to recover and mitigate the spread of germs.
Read MoreTrouble Again Brewing At Pocahontas County Animal Shelter
Relations seem to have broken down between the Pocahontas County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the owners of the ARC building in Marlinton, where the county shelter is housed.
Read MorePocahontas County Commission Will Have A Few Changes This Year
Evening meetings and additional information on the Pocahontas County Commission website are all in store for 2011.
Read MorePocahontas Commission Agrees To Try Night Meetings
At the urging of its newest member, the Pocahontas County Commission agrees to schedule one of its monthly meetings in the evening.
Read MorePocahontas County Commission Approves 2010-11 Budget Despite Some Controversy
The Commissioners approved the budget for the next fiscal year, though not without some controversy over pay raises for courthouse employees and the Humane Society budget .
Read MoreHighland Supervisors Discuss Latest Round Of State Budget Cuts
The Commonwealth of Virginia is proposing cuts in funding for county offices such as Commonwealths Attorney, Commissioner of the Revenue, Sheriffs office and the Clerk of the Court. Because the salaries for these positions is set by the state, Highland county may have to make up the difference
Read MorePocahontas County Commission Hires Jay Miller As County Coordinator
The Pocahontas County Commission votes to create the County Coordinator position, and hires Jay Miller to fill it.
Read MoreBath Supervisors Approve Enforcement Of State DUI Regulations By County Law Officers
The change in policy means fines collected will stay in Bath County rather than going into state coffers
Read MoreCommissioner Saffer Introduces A “Volunteer” County Coordinator At The Pocahontas County Commission Meeting
Pocahontas Commission President Martin Saffer says second home owner Jay Miller is offering to do the job of County Coordinator for practically nothing
Read MorePocahontas Commission Discusses Need For A County Coordinator
Is it worth the money? Isn’t this what we pay the County Commission for? What are the responsibilities? These are just a few of the questions the Pocahontas County Commissioners are considering when talking about a county coordinator
Read MoreHighland Supervisors Struggle To Find Savings In Next Years Budget
The Supervisors look for other areas besides the school system to trim the county budget
Read MoreMartin Saffer Is New Pocahontas Commission President
A vote along party lines gives the Presidents’ job to Saffer
Read More