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Red Devil Football is back and opens the season against longtime rival Gilmer County. With a newcoaching staff, Calhoun fans are hopeful to turn what has been a pretty rough road for Calhoun Football around despite having brought back a more LKC dominant schedule. Even though the coaches are new, none are a stranger to Read More…
CALHOUN COUNTY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLSenior Football Schedule Events 1 08/11/23 6:00PM A – BRAXTON-SCRIMMAGE 2 08/18/23 6:00PM A – CLAY-SCRIMMAGE 3 08/25/23 7:00PM A – GILMER COUNTY 4 09/01/23 7:00PM H – VALLEY (WETZEL) 5 09/08/23 7:00PM A – TYLER CONSOLIDATED 6 09/15/23 7:00PM A – WAHAMA SENIOR/MIDDLE SCHOOL 7 09/18/23 5:30PM H – WAHAMA-JV 8 09/22/23 Read More…
UPDATE – JULY 10, 2023 Great progress since our last update in May: Since then – The Calhoun County Commission has donated another $30,000, – Speaker Hanshaw together with state senators Ben Queen and Patrick Martin found us $20,000, – And the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation awarded us a $15,000 grant. We have (including what we’ve already spent) approximately $127,500. Your $80,000 will almost complete the Read More…
Calhoun High School Football players for the 2023 Season were given the opportunit’y for a special workout on Monday, June 12 with the West Virginia National Guard. The men and women of the National Guard ran the players through a workout that will not soon be forgotten. Clear Blue Skys Photo captured the day day Read More…
Calhoun County Schools will be meeting with parents and interested parties at 5 p.m. in the Commons area of the School to discuss the Empowerment Program that is set to begin implementation this fall. Teachers have been teaching the program for a few weeks so that they can better prepare to answer concerned parents questions. Read More…
99th Commencement of Calhoun County High School The 99th commencement of Calhoun County High School will take place this Friday, May 19th, at 7:00 pm, in the high school gym. Graduates received tickets for reserved seating. These tickets will be collected at the door. There will also be open seating for the public. Doors will open at 5:30. The students speaking at gradation have Read More…
The 1982 Foundation received six High School Senior applicants for the consideration of two full ride scholarships. After interviews were conducted, the Foundation said that each of those interviewed were bright, driven and really wanted to give back to the community. In the end they awarded two. Ian Persinger and Zenna Zwoll received full ride Read More…
Submitted by MaryEllen Joseph Alexis Ann Joseph, of arnoldsburg West Virginia, is the daughter of Larry Joseph and granddaughter of Ruth wears. She has been accepted to Marshall University and plans to major in criminal justice. Go thundering herd!! While in school she attended the Calhoun Gilmer career center and took law and public safety. Read More…
The Calhoun County Commission met this afternoon for the sole purpose of accepting the resignation of Warren Basnett, effective Sunday, April 30th, 2023. Also in attendance was Prosecuting Attorney Nigel Jeffries who apparently attended to offer legal advice if necessary regarding the matter. Delegations were allowed to address the Commission with Crystal Mersh, President of Read More…
Submitted by Elijah Dickey This showcase offers many different performing acts with a variety of talents such as Jazz Band, High School Dance, Middle School and High School Band, Beginner Band, Theatre, Choir, and Percussion Ensemble. The Calhoun Middle High School Performing Arts has been entertaining audiences for years with memorable performances and the 2023 Spring Read More…
