CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginians in need of materials for the upcoming school year will be able to save money this weekend during the state’s back-to-school Sales Tax Holiday. During the holiday, certain back-to-school items are exempt from sales tax, such as clothing, school supplies, school instructional materials, laptops and tablets, Read More…
Month: August 2022
Abicht Enters Guilty Plea in Long day of Court for Judge Ashley
Judge Anita Harold Ashley had a full docket in Wednesday’s session of Calhoun County Circuit Court with a Civil case, multiple Juvenile and Criminal Cases throughout the day. Thomas Leon Clover appeared with his Attorney, Daniel Minardi, in Case 22-F-5 charging him with Neglect of an Incapacitated Person Resulting in Injury. The case had been Read More…
Grinders is Open for Business Thursday
Grinders, Calhoun’s very own Gourmet Coffee house will open Thursday morning in Grantsville, located across from the Calhoun County Courthouse on Main Street. Owners, Donnie and Kimberly Sweat, have spent the past 14 months preparing for this day. The couples remodeling of what was once known as Parson’s Jewelry, has made the building uniquely unrecognizable Read More…
Kim Hudson Pleads Guilty to 3 Counts of Sexual Abuse by Parent, Guardian or Custodian
Kim Allen Hudson, appeared in the Circuit Court of Calhoun county today regarding case 22-B-8 with his attorney Daniel Minardi. Before entering his plea, Judge Anita Harold Ashley questioned the defendant regarding the circumstances of his case coming to trial. Mr. Hudson had previously waived his right to a preliminary hearing, which is the defendants Read More…
Crystal Mersh files for Open BOE position for the Calhoun County School Board
Crystal Mersh, of Arnoldsburg, West Virginia, Lee District, filed for the open Board Member position within the Calhoun County Board of Education. Mitchell Morgan currently fills a position that he was appointed to by the School Board when Kevin Cunningham resigned mid-term. He must therefore run on the fall ballot to hold the position. Crystal Read More…
Early morning Fatality on Route16 North Calhoun Highway
An investigation is underway by Trp. David Moore of the West Virginia State police of an early morning accident involving a tree falling on an APEX company Truck on North Calhoun Highway, just south of Klipstine Road. The call came into Calhoun Control shortly before 6 a.m. The driver, who’s name has not been released Read More…
Calhoun to receive assistance through $3.3 million in Weatherization Assistance Program grants
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today approved over $3.3 million in Weatherization Assistance Program grant funding for 12 agencies across the state working to reduce energy costs for low-income families by improving the energy efficiency of their homes. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAPwas created in 1976 to increase the energy efficiency Read More…
Gov. Justice: Record-setting revenue surpluses continue into new Fiscal Year
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s General Revenue collections for July 2022 of $381.1 million were $92.4 million above estimates and 24.6% ahead of prior year receipts. “I know it sounds like a broken record at this point, but now that we have this state’s economic engine going in the right direction, Read More…
Mr. Jarrell Comes to Town and Other Stories
According to Crystal Mersh, a student of Mr. Bruce Jarrell in the Arnoldsburg Elementary School year of 1976/ 77, he must have drawn the short straw to have received her class as an appointment to teach. But according to Crystal, he prepared them well for the next year of attending Calhoun High School, a ”much” Read More…
Calhoun Commissioners Cancel Monthly Listening Session, again
Commissioner Michael Hicks announced yesterday through an email to one of his constituents saying “Please be advised that due to a majority of commissioners being unavailable due to vacation and work commitments, the listening session on Thursday, Aug 4 will not be held.” These meetings were requested by the community to allow time for them Read More…
