Community Events

Calhoun Wood Festival Mud Bog Returns

Submitted by Judy Powell ‼️Wood Festival Mud Bog‼️‼️June 11 2022‼️‼️Concessions will be sold‼️Poe Gunn property off Rt 16 5534 S Calhoun Hwy, Mt Zion WV 26151 between Barnes Run Rd and Pine Creek at DP Gunn Dozer shop or follow the signs. Gates open at 8 am. Registration will begin at 9 am.‼️12 noon‼️Speed racing Read More…

Politics Primary

Congressional Candidate Lacy Watson to Attend Today’s Town Hall

The 2nd Calhoun Town Hall will be held at the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department at 2 p.m., hosted by the Ridgeview News. All area candidates and elected officials have been invited to meet with the public to answer questions and allow the citizens to make informed decisions on the upcoming May 10 Primary Election. Lacy Read More…

Schools

Glenville State University Students Named to CEFTS Honor Society

GLENVILLE, WV – Two Glenville State University Land Resources students have been inducted into the Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools (CEFTS) Honor Society. The students, Ciera Heine and Della Moreland, are both studying Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Forest Technology. Each year, CEFTS inducts forest technology students who maintain a 3.3 grade Read More…

Business

Calhoun Business Leaders Meet to discuss Forming Chamber of Commerce

It’s been over a quarter of a century since area business leaders have met in an organized manner to promote and support the business industry of Calhoun County. But a few very excited leaders met to creatively discuss why Calhoun County businesses have been left to their own devices when trying to survive in a Read More…

Community Events Schools Sports

Calhoun Athletics Sports Banquet to be Held May 7th

Whitney Butler, Staff Writer Calhoun Middle/High School Boosters are preparing for the annual Sports Banquet set for Saturday May 7th starting at 2 p.m. Since this is the first year since the pandemic started that things are going back to normal, both middle and high school families and athletes will be able to sit down and enjoy a pot luck meal.  Read More…

Schools

2022 GOLDEN HORSESHOE WINNERS

Bonnie Sands APR 28, 2022 Calhoun County Schools and the  West Virginia Department of Education is honored to announce the 2022 Golden Horseshoe winners:  Maddison McCumbers and  Kiara Lanham Since 1931, students have been honored as knights of the Golden Horseshoe having demonstrated exceptional knowledge of West Virginia history on the state administered exam. This year, Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

Gov. Justice releases results of DHS investigation into conditions at Southern Regional Jail

CHARLESTON, WV – In keeping with his commitment to transparency, Gov. Jim Justice today released the full results of an investigation into living conditions at Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, WV. Gov. Justice directed the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR), to immediately conduct the Read More…

Community Events Schools Tourism

Calhoun County Park Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Park Cabin

Calhoun County Park in Cooperation with Calhoun Gilmer Career Center hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the site of their newly built Cabin that will soon be available to rent. Calhoun Gilmer Career Center students have spent three years building and detailing a beautiful space for park visitors, such as the Star Gazers, to enjoy Read More…