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According to the most recent update of Crystal Mersh, Foundation President, the project is progressing nicely and the pool is literally taking shape before their eyes. Ten members of the crew construction the pool worked from daylight to the end of the day laying blocks in very hot, humid weather on Saturday, August 4. Parkersburg Read More…
Coach Lori Strange-Paylor released the roster and schedule for the 2023 Golf Team of Calhoun Middle High School and provided the results on their most recent match. Player List includes: August 1, 2023 – The Calhoun Golf Team kicked off their 2023 Season at The Raider Cup (Roane) at Roane County Country Club, Tuesday, August Read More…
The Annual Mt. Zion Ox Roast is scheduled for August 26th, 2023 and among the attendees will hopefully be a reunion of friends. Barb Smith, of Calhoun High School’s Class of ‘65, is planning a reunion to correlate with the Annual Ox Roast at Mt. Zion Community Park. Barb is hoping that Calhoun High School Read More…
Photos by Photographer Roger Propst 1982 Foundation President Crystal Mersh has kept the ball rolling from the battle for the Wayne Underwood Field, Multiple shelters, Concert Stage, Recovery Center, Swimming Pool, and now the much beloved Grand ‘Ol Lady herself, Calhoun County High School. There was quite a delay after the initial demolition work and Read More…
Judge Anita Ashley held Calhoun County Circuit Court on Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023. The felony case of Shannon Marie Brown, 23F10 was scheduled for an October trial date. There is however a discussion regarding a resolution underway between Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries and Defense Attorney, Michael Cary. Calhoun Circuit Court – August 2, Forrest Read More…
Michael Tallman was arrested on July 30th, 2023 on a capias for failing to appear for a contempt hearing and for failing to pay restitution. He is currently being held at the West Virginia Central Regional Jail on a $1,500 Cash only bond.
Herbert Franklin Hardman, age 48, of Big Bend, West Virginia, plead guilty before Magistrate Richard Postalwait in the Magistrate Court of Calhoun County on December 8th, 2022 to the charges of Driving Suspended DUI 2nd Offense, No Inurance, No Registration and an Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection. In the original complaint, Cpl. D.C. Moore pulled Hardman Read More…
By Deirdre Purdy FOR 3 YEARS, RECESSION WARNINGS KEPT US SHOOK Threats and fears of a U.S. recession have been the staple of news coverage since 2020. For the last 3 years, economists, pundits and papers have continually warned that there’s NO WAY the U.S. can avoid recession. When the former president left office, while Covid spread around the world, the American economy was a shambles. 2020, his last year in Read More…
After a three day jury trial in the Circuit Court of Judge Anita Harold Ashley, Linda Lou Moss was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of “Possession of a Controlled Substance (meth)” but not of the offense of “Possession with intent to deliver.” The jury deliberated several hours, but ultimately were only convinced of her possession, Read More…
Storms moved through the area this evening following the high temperatures today, offering some relief from the heat, but unfortunately electric outages and damaging winds have made for a miserable night for some. Melissa West took this photo of a home on Bear Run Road off Nicut where several downed trees landed on homes. The Read More…
