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Commissioners Craig Arthur and Kevin Helmick will soon be making their third appointment of a County official in 2023. On the heals of the resignations of Sheriff Warren Basnett and Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries, the Commission will now be appointing a replacement for their resigning Commissioner Matt Walker (Republican). Politics being what it is, there Read More…
The remaining two Commissioners met Monday, September 11, 2023 for their monthly meeting in the Little Courtroom of the Courthouse, opened by Commission President Craig Arthur who told the very well attended meeting that – The freedoms that we take for granted are under attack. We need to understand the perspective that we are going Read More…
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Ridgeview News will be broadcasting live at 9 a.m., today, September 5, 2023, from Facebook. The Calhoun County Commission is set to announce/accept the resignation of Commissioner Matt Walker and elect a new Commission President according to an agenda posted on the Courthouse porch.
Today is the official end of an era in Calhoun County, an era of cooperative court government. When the Ridgeview News opened its cyber doors in January 2022, my attempt to cover the Calhoun Circuit Court was thwarted when the Calhoun Circuit Clerk, Sheila Garretson refused to provide court information such as criminal complaints, court Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission Meeting, originally set for August 14th, 2023 was rescheduled without notice to any media outlets for 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 9th. Shortly after the opening of the meeting, the Commissioners went into executive session for the purposing of interviewing Prosecuting Attorney Candidates to fill the unexpired term being vacated by Republican Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission have called a special meeting, posted on the Courthouse bulletin board. The Agenda is as follows: July 25th, 2023 8:00 a.m. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER: I. Pledge of Allegiance II. Old Business: A. Approval of Request from Solid Waste Authority for Support III. Personnel: A. Employment – Mitchell McKown, Part Time Read More…
Commissioner Craig Arthur had a productive meeting in Charleston this week when he met met with Speaker of the House, Roger Hanshaw to present the match funding applications on behalf of Calhoun County. One application was for the critical upgrade for the Pump House Station located at Pleasant Hill. The other application was the Annamoriah Read More…
Prosecutor Nigel Jeffries, who was elected in 2020, has tendered his resignation to the Calhoun County Commission. His letter stated: It is with a heavy heart that I tender my resignation effective August 18, 2023. My wife has accepted new employment, which requires us to move from the area. It has been an honor to Read More…
