The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) believes that “Together, West Virginia Prospers.” With that idea in mind came the Rural Partners Network and WV Pioneer Community Network which includes the 8 county region of Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Nicholas, Roane, Webster and Wood. Because rural communities sometimes struggle to get financial or technical assistance Read More…
The Season of Hay Seed, Dodging Showers and Farming Shenanigans
Farming in Calhoun County is done primarily by bi-vocational farming families that try to fit farming into the hours following their day jobs and on weekends. Those hours are often interrupted by rain showers and other obligations, but the committment to farming is not for the faint of heart. It takes dedication and sacrifice. According Read More…
Wood Festival 2024 – Let the Games Begin!
All around Town the folks are preparing for the Calhoun County Wood Festival that will kick off on Thursday, June 6th, 2024 in Grantsville. Tents are ready to be filled with vendors who hope to sell their goods to the festival consumers. Tent booths around the courthouse will be filled with many local vendors, while Read More…
King Charged with Two Counts of Daytime Burglary
On June 2nd, 2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Trooper J.D. Richards of the West Virginia State Police was notified by Calhoun County 911 Dispatch that a burglary had taken place at the address known as 503 Bear Run Rd., Orma, in Calhoun County, WV. On the same date, Trooper Richards arrived at the address and Read More…
Gov. Justice and SOMAR announce manufacturing facility in Wood County
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice and officials of Japan-based SOMAR, unveiled exciting news for West Virginia’s economic landscape. SOMAR will establish a facility to manufacture an epoxy resin product used in the automotive sector. The new facility will be located in Wood County within the Polymer Alliance Zone Industrial Park, utilizing an existing building for Read More…
Marriages in Calhoun for May 2024
John Edward Watkins, age 24, of Grantsville, WV married Crysta Lynn Gibson, age 29 of Grantsville, WV on May 24th, 2024.
Calhoun Divorces for May 2024
The following divorces were finalized in the Family Court of Calhoun County. Catherine Reed Richards Curry, Petitioner, divorced from Joseph David Curry, Respondent, on May 8th, 2024. Kenneth Edward Bourne, Petitioner, divorced from Angela Kay Mills Bourne, Respondent on May 13th, 2024.