Art & Music Community Events Holiday Schools

Calhoun Middle High School Band, Choir and Theatre Entertain for the Holidays

The Calhoun Middle High School Concert Band and Music Programs held their annual Christmas Concert on Friday evening, December 16 and Saturday afternoon, December 17 in the CMHS Auditorium. It was well attended and a great example of the talent that continues to be home grown in Calhoun County, West Virginia. Under the Direction of Read More…

Accident Crimes/Punishment News

Duskey Miraculously Escapes Uninjured from Sassafras Road Accident

A Friday evening search for a reckless driver ended when Bryan Duskey, age 23, wrapped his Black Mitsubishi Lancer around a tree in the area of 286 Sassafras Road. Calhoun 911 dispatched the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department, Minnie Hamilton EMS and the WV State Police at 5:40 p.m. to the scene of an automobile accident Read More…

Government Holiday News West Virginia

Gov. Justice issues proclamations declaring extended half-day holidays for Christmas and New Year’s for public employees

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice has issued two proclamations, declaring Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, and Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, as half-day state holidays for public employees. “In recognition of the hard work accomplished by the public employees of this State throughout the past year, and in acknowledgement of the holiday season, it is fitting and Read More…

Hunting News Uncategorized

WV BUCK FIREARMS SEASON HARVEST UP 18 PERCENT

WVDNR RELEASES PRELIMINARY HARVEST NUMBERS FROM THE 2022 SEASON, REMINDS HUNTERS TO SUBMIT PHOTOS INTO THE BIG BUCK PHOTO CONTEST SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources on Thursday announced that the 2022 buck firearms season harvest was up 18 percent compared to last year and reminded hunters to submit their photos into the Big Read More…

Government News Uncategorized

Gov. Justice announces West Virginia to become first state in the country to digitize vehicle titles

CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Gov. Jim Justice announced that in the first quarter of 2023, West Virginia will become the first state in the country to digitize vehicle titles and the process to acquire vehicle registrations. West Virginia’s current services will be expanded to facilitate a fully digital process, enabling online, mobile, and contactless services for Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

4 Pleas and 1 Sentencing in Judge Anita Ashley’s Court

The following defendants appeared in the court of Judge Anita Harold Ashley on Thursday, December 15th, 2022. Darrin Wayne Vaughn pleaded guilty to Second Degree Arson. Mr. Vaughan faces up to 10 years of incarceration. Sentencing February 16th.  George Michael Parsons pleaded guilty to Domestic Battery (3rd Offense) and Violation of a Protective Order. Mr. Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

Michigan Man Arrested for DUI in Chloe

On Friday the 16th of December, 2022 at approximately 3:30 a.m. , Trooper J.D. Richards was going home down WV Rt. 16 Southbound in Chloe, Calhoun County, WV when he came across a 2000 GMC Yukon Bearing a Michigan Registration that wrecked into the ditch off the right side of the road. Trooper Richards noticed Read More…

Crimes/Punishment News

Chloe Man Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child

A criminal complaint was filed in the Calhoun County Magistrate Court by Trooper J.D. Richards on the 12th day of December 2022 in the office of Magistrate Lora Davis. Trooper Richards informed the court that on or about July 29th, 2022 at approximately 10 p.m. he had received a complaint from Calhoun County Dispatch of Read More…

Health News News Schools

Are you Willing To Risk Not Knowing if Your children are 1 of the 400?

At Tuesday’s Calhoun County Schools Board meeting, to say that it was a “hodge podge” of information wouldn’t do it justice. It was three hours of multiple student awards, concerts, presentations, teachers and student displays and explaination, board reports, decision making, voting and let’s not forget the snacks. Calhoun is always good at feeding people! Read More…

News Schools

Calhoun School Board Meeting is filled with Impressive Student Displays and Awards

The Calhoun County School Board met Tuesday, December 12th for their December meeting as well as the Local School Improvement Council for Calhoun Middle High School. A moment of silence was held at the beginning of the meeting for several local community members struggling with health and other issues. The opening of the meeting was Read More…