Government News

Special Calhoun County Commission Meeting Today

The Calhoun County Commission have called a special meeting, posted on the Courthouse bulletin board. The Agenda is as follows: July 25th, 2023 8:00 a.m. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Old Business: A. Approval of Request from Solid Waste Authority for Support III. Personnel: A. Employment – Mitchell McKown, Part Time Read More…

Farming/Agriculture News

Join in the Conversation on Mountaineer Farm Talk

Mountaineer Farm Talk! is a weekly podcast featuring interviews with Extension Service professionals and other agricultural experts about timely topics important to West Virginia agriculture.  Our mission is simple: to provide educational, research-based information to people all across the Mountain State. Join us and our special guests every Friday at 10:00 am for Mountaineer Farm Read More…

Art & Music Business News

YNST Magazine Spotlights Appalachian Creatives in #YesWV

NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Development Office     Meet Adam Payne, the Editor in Chief of “YNST Magazine.” This captivating media outlet aims to bridge the gap between creatives in Appalachia and the rest of the world. In this conversation, Payne sheds light on his motivation behind starting the magazine, the incredible talent he discovered Read More…

Government News

Westbrook Health Services Among Federal Funding Recipients

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a Friday that a total of $10,953,774 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), to support various projects throughout Read More…

Guest Writers News

Big Summer Creston ATV Poker Run and other Big News from Creston

Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church.  Meanwhile his wife is laid up with, as he said, “a bum paw”.  Former minister, Rev. Craig Blankenship is back in the hospital dealing with an infection after the amputation of his foot [because of an infection in his ankle]. The Read More…

Hunting News

HUNTING SEASON CHANGES EXPLAINED IN NEW 2023-24 HUNTING AND TRAPPING REGULATIONS SUMMARY

With updated hunting regulations in effect, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters to review several important changes to hunting seasons for white-tailed deer, wild turkey and black bear before their respective seasons open this fall. These changes are included in the new 2023-24 West Virginia Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary, which Read More…

Hunting/Fishing News

WV ANGLER CATCHES STATE RECORD LONGNOSE GAR

RECORD-BREAKING FISH MEASURED IN AT 53.62 INCHES. CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  An 11-year record for the longest longnose gar caught in West Virginia has been broken, Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced today. The record-breaking fish, which measured in at 53.62 inches, was caught by Rich Chapman of Ashton, W.Va. on Read More…

News Obituary

Lula Gay Tanner Obituary

Lula Gay Tanner, 84, of Orma, WV, passed away at Roane General Hospital, Spencer, WV, on July 20, 2023. She was born in Calhoun County, WV, on January 24, 1939, a daughter of the late Roy and Cora Cottrell Tanner. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by daughter Margaret Godbey and Read More…