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Perhaps it’s a question concerning you directly or indirectly, or perhaps you need contact information regarding an organization overseen by county officials. Calhoun County has many advisory boards, commissions, and committees which provide opportunities for direct involvement in local government by residents of the County. While some of those positions require appointments as set forth Read More…
Miss Laura Webb, 4th Grade teacher at Arnoldsburg Elementary School and her students visited the residents at Minnie Hamilton’s Long Term Care on Thursday, December 8th, 2022. Few things bring as much joy to the residents as visitors and children are always a special treat. Following the caroling session at MHHS the students were treated Read More…
WV Division of Natural Resources posted that the reminder to hunters that deer muzzleloader season starts Dec. 12 and you can take one additional deer with a Class RM/RRM stamp or a Class DT license. Make sure you get your stamp before the season starts. Buy one today at WVhunt.com. For a list of open Read More…
West Virginia’s 2022 fall turkey harvest increased by almost 46 percent over last year’s harvest, according to preliminary results released by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Fall turkey hunters harvested 1,012 birds this past season compared to 694 birds last year. The fall 2022 harvest was just 0.24 percent below the five-year average Read More…
Shelia Burch, Director of the Little Kanawha Area Development Corporation hosted a Small Business Summit in the Little Kanawha Bus Company Conference area on Wednesday, December 7. Several business owners, and those considering business ventures attended the event, where information was provided by WVU Law Clinic, Glenville State College and Calhoun Banks to help business Read More…
Calhoun Christmas Connection volunteers gathered at the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department to organize 140 baskets that were given to senior citizens throughout the county. The baskets were filled with dish liquid, detergent, hand soap, laundry detergent, tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, hygiene kits, dental kits and snacks. Special thanks to Minnie Hamilton, CCCOA, Appalachian Outreach Read More…
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has appointed James Bailey as Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Commerce. “James Bailey has spent his career in public service, and his passion for serving West Virginians is exactly the trait I look for in my Cabinet members,” Gov. Justice said. “I have all the Read More…
GLENVILLE, WV – Nine students have completed their student teaching internships for Glenville State University (GSU) during the Fall 2022 semester. Stormie Alverson of Grayson, Kentucky completed her student teaching in Elementary Education (K-6) and Early Education (PreK-K) at Gilmer County Elementary School with Tanya Stewart, Amber Fox, and Rebecca Chesser. Dr. Shelly Ratliff was Read More…
First patient treated in clinical study designed to create new brain circuits, improve symptoms Posted on 12/7/2022 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute today announced the initiation of a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of a new innovative gene therapy in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. While surgical implants used in Read More…
Alice Holmes, Founder and President of the Grantsville Conservatory of Music and Fine Arts, received a grant from the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation (PACF) in the amount of $7,150.00 for the purchase of instruments and a recording studio on Tuesday, December 6. Richard Lowe of Wirt County, representing the Little Kanawha Area Foundation, presented the Read More…