ANGLERS ARE REMINDED TO PURCHASE A 2025 FISHING LICENSE AND TROUT STAMP SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that the following lakes and streams were stocked with trout during the week of March 10: While daily trout stockings are not announced in advance, the WVDNR publishes a list Read More…
Calhoun Gilmer Career Center Represent Well at HOSA
On March 14-16th, Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center’s WV HOSA Chapter #36006 traveled to Marshall University in Huntington WV to compete in the 2025 WV State Leadership Conference. (G)Gilmer (C)Calhoun Competing were: Courtney Blosser (C): Pathophysiology Emily Basnett (C): Behavioral Health Cameron Cottrill (C): Nursing Assisting Brylie Wilson (C): Personal Care Camron Jarvis (C): Sports Medicine Lauren Read More…
State Fair of WV receives the prestigious “Centurion Chamber of Commerce” designation from WV Secretary of State
Charleston, W.Va. – Nestled in Greenbrier County where the event can trace its origins back to 1854, the State Fair of West Virginia—the state’s largest fair—has been entertaining and educating young and old for more than 100 years. In 2025, the State Fair will be celebrating its 100th annual event at the fairgrounds located in Lewisburg, WV. This year’s State Fair is Read More…
Esther Faye McNish Obituary
Esther Faye McNish, 64, Kenna, WV, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March14, 2025, at WVU Medicine—Thomas Memorial Hospital, Charleston, WV. She was born January 11, 1961, daughter of the late Donzel and Lillie Falls Butler. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her first husband Roger Nichols, Sr., Read More…
Emberlyn Fae Knicley Obituary
On March 18th, 2025, Emberlyn “Emmy” “Sissy Girl” Fae Knicley peacefully went to sleep in her mommy’s arms one last time, with her daddy by her side. Preceded in death by her great-grandmother, Dora “Kay” Riggs, and great-grandfather, Noah Lee Knicley, we have no doubt she was welcomed to Heaven with wide open arms. In Read More…
WVDEP, WVDOT Annual Adopt-A-Highway Spring Cleanup set for April 26th
NEWS PROVIDED BY West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is now accepting registrations for the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Statewide Cleanup set for Saturday, April 26. Co-sponsored by the WVDEP and the state Division of Highways, the Adopt-A-Highway program is administered by the WVDEP’s Rehabilitation Environmental Read More…
Calhoun County Park is Sprucing Up for Spring
If you haven’t been to the Calhoun County Park recently, it would be worth your drive to check out the changes and improvements to the park property and structures. The Calhoun County Park is operated by volunteers, with the exception of assistance by Courthouse Maintenance for a few hours a month, and housekeeping on the Read More…
Roane/Calhoun LEPC Meeting Brings Light to Lack of Emergency Preparedness
The Roane and Calhoun Local Emergency Planning Committees met at Roane General Hospital on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025. Those attending the meeting were Joseph Cantley, Shannon May, Makkah Ratliff, Douglas Conrad, Woody Wilson, Curt Bartholomew, Tina Persinger Hamrick, Jess Metz, Jason Wilson, Hillary Hickman, Judy Brannon, Shari Johnson, and Eric Lupardus. Randall Richards and Jacob Read More…
GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISEY, INDUSTRY LEADERS ASK LEGISLATURE TO PASS POWER GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION ACT
Proposed legislation opens the door for microgrids and data centers to enter West Virginia Charleston, W.Va. – Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey stood with natural resource industry and educational leaders to ask the West Virginia Legislature to pass the Power Generation and Consumption Act to expand data center development in the state. The bill will allow companies Read More…