by Chuck FlanneryWVSOS Chief Deputy Secretary & Chief of Staff Each year, the month of October sheds light on a reprehensible truth we continue to face, as many Americans are no strangers to domestic violence. According to the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, one in four women and one in nine men have experienced Read More…
CMHS Homecoming Parade October 27th
Calhoun County Schools has announced that the 2023 Homecoming Royalty Parade will be in Grantsville on Friday, October 27th, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. Instruction for participation is on the form below. King Owen Taylor and Queen Emily Grace Anderson will be crowned at the Calhoun vs. Webster County game at 7 p.m. Friday, during a Read More…
Beech Road Fire Possible Murder/Suicide
The West Virginia State Police and the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating Saturday’s Fire as a possible Murder Suicide. Harvey Haerr phoned Calhoun Control to report his home on fire shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon, telling the dispatcher that there were live rounds in the fire, and for the firefighters to Read More…
Calhoun A Team Heading to the Semi-Final Round
By Kevin Cunningham On Sunday October 15th Calhoun Youth Football travelled to Williamstown as all 3 teams played in a 1st round playoff game. It was a cold and rainy day full of ups and downs for the Little Red Devils. There were many players on all 3 levels who were getting their first playoff Read More…
The News We Were Waiting For
In 2022, PBS published an article about the political shift that was beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years were becoming Republicans. More than 1 million voters across 43 states switched to the Republican Party between 2021 Read More…
NEWS FROM A RURAL WV DEMOCRATIC VIEWPOINT
Submitted by Deirdre Purdy Republicans Weaken Our Military Leadership When We Most Need It Hamas, the Islamist terrorist organization, attacked Israel on October 7. Rampaging across the border, Hamas militants committed unspeakable atrocities, raping women and parading them naked, beheading babies, and randomly, brutally, killing or taking hostage everyone they came upon. President Biden called it “an act of Read More…
Creston News: Where’s the PSC?
Rev. Kevin Gillespie filled his regular appointment at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. The Wirt County Farm Bureau annual meeting will be Wednesday October 25 at 6 P. M. at the dining hall at Camp Barbe. Bring a covered dish. The Creston Halloween party will be Saturday, October 28 at 5 P. M. at Read More…
Friday Evening Halloween Party Invitation
Friday, Oct. 20 at 6 pm, Studio 88, county-wide program for piano & vocal students, will host a Halloween Party at CCCOA building, 105 Market St. Grantsville. Open to the public, children & adults welcome. Costumes not required but encouraged. Entertainment includes performances, open mike, games, contests. Food will be provided.