Community Events News West Virginia

Calhoun County Wood Festival Parade Highlights

Thirty Nine entrants into the 2023 Calhoun County Wood Festival Parade filled the streets and the candy bags of children. Clear skies and temperatures in the high 80’s made for a beautiful day for the much anticipated event. Volunteer Fire Departments from Grantsville, Wirt and Gilmer, multiple queens and little kings representing several festival and Read More…

News Schools

Scholarship Established in Memory of Glenville State University Graduate, WVDOF Forester

GLENVILLE, WV – Friends, family, and coworkers of Glenville State University graduate and West Virginia Division of Forestry employee Cody Mullens are working to establish a scholarship fund at GSU in his honor. The scholarship aims to support a student interested in pursuing a degree in Forest Technology through Glenville State’s Department of Land Resources. Read More…

News

May Marriages in Calhoun County

William Henry Mitchell, age 47 married Paula Denise King, age 51 on May 6th, 2023. Both were from Millstone, WV. Kevin Ray Bailey, age 60 of Chloe, WV married Kathleen Faye Rose, age 51 of Clendenin, WV on May 27th, 2023. Dale Lee Carr, age 55 married Dawn Michelle Hardman, age 50 on April 29th, Read More…

Crimes/Punishment Government News

WV State Trooper Killed in Mingo County

Sergeant Cory Maynard of the West Virginia State Police was shot and killed while responding to a shooting call in Mingo County on June 2, 2023. Twenty nine year old Timothy Kennedy of Beech Creek, WV opened fire on responding officers, fatally wounding Sergeant Maynard and then fled the scene. This stemmed from a shooting Read More…

Community Events Entertainment News

Wood Festival Continues with a Full day of Fun & Entertainment

The 61st Calhoun County Wood Festival wraps up today with a full day of fun and entertainment, with fire works at evening’s end to finish out the event. Today’s parade that is set to kick off at 11:30 a.m. is said to be the largest Wood Festival Parade with approximately 39 entries! The schedule of Read More…