ANSTED, WV – Gov. Jim Justice hosted an event today at Hawks Nest State Park to announce that West Virginia is once again blazing new trails in the tourism industry with an all-new Vacation Guide unlike any ever seen before, to unveil a new State Highway Map for 2022, and to ceremonially cut the ribbon on over Read More…
Author: Talk2shari
Annual Glenville State University Land Resources Golf Tournament is April 22
GLENVILLE, WV – Planning is underway for the 23rd annual Glenville State University (GSU) Department of Land Resources Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held on Friday, April 22 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Proceeds from the event, which will take place at the Glenville Golf Club in Glenville, West Virginia, will again be used to Read More…
Artisan Mark English Begins Grantsville’s Ginko Tree Projects
With his chain saw in hand and his service dog Zahabe laying nearby, Mark English has begun sawing and chipping away at the first of two Ginko Tree stumps beside Bodies Restuarant on the west end of Main Street. I stopped for just a brief conversation today and he was eager to share his drawings Read More…
MonPower: No it didn’t crash
On a stretch of South Calhoun Highway, Philips Run, where there had been a few recent projects taking place with tree and brush removal, I had become accustom to road work signs being in the highway. So as I journeyed through today, I didn’t think too much about the trucks lining the highway until I Read More…
The Ball’s Back in the Calhoun County Commission’s Court… field
Crystal Laughlin Mersh is not one to set on a decision. Perhaps this is why she has been such a success in business? Following Monday’s Calhoun County Commission Meeting, where she was told it was not the County’s decision, but rather the Calhoun Board of Education’s decision with regards to the conveyance of the Wayne Read More…
Seed Starting Advice from WVU Extension
In the dark, short days of winter, it is easy to daydream about the sunny days of spring and summer when your yard or garden are filled with blooming flowers and fresh produce ripe for the picking. Through food preservation practices of canning or freezing, you can get the taste of the fresh produce, but Read More…
Follies Revival Rehearsal’s have Begun
The Revival of the CHS Follies has brought back memories and stories of an era in Calhoun County where music in the school was not so hard to fit into a student’s schedule. The CHS Choir boasted over 100 members at times showcasing community talent. From 1966, under the direction of Joe Wilt, the annual Read More…
West Virginia reaches #2 highest export growth rate in nation in 2021
State exports surged to $6.2 billion in 2021, a 37.6 percent increase over 2020’s total CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that, under his leadership, West Virginia reached the 2nd-highest export growth rate of any state in the nation for 2021. “Our days of being 50th in every category coming and going are over. Nowadays, Read More…
Glenville State University Student Pens Article on Fishing Regulations
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University junior and Honors Program student Jared Bishop recently had an article published in the opinion section of the Charleston Gazette-Mail. The March 5 piece, titled “Protection needed for W.Va. wild trout streams,” stemmed from a set of proposed fishing regulation changes discussed at a West Virginia Natural Resources Commission meeting. Read More…
