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Calhoun’s Season Opener is a Hard Loss against Rival Gilmer County

Photos by Clear Blue Skys Studio The season opener was a tough one for the Calhoun Middle High School Varisty as the Red Devils met head to head with Gilmer County Titans at the Sue Morris Athletic Complex in Glenville on Friday, August 25th. Gilmer County’s Tyler Bush scored the first of several touchdowns for Read More…

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Calhoun Football Season Scrimmages just One Month Away

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…

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Update on CMHS Auditorium Provided by Sound & Light, Inc.

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…

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Army National Guard Training for Calhoun Football

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…

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Parents Encouraged to Attend Tonight’s Discussion on “Empowerment Program”

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…

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Congratulations to the class of ‘2023

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…

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QxP and The 1982 Foundation Award Scholarships to Persinger and Zwoll

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…

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Congratulations Alexis Ann Joseph

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…

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Commission Accepts Sheriff’s Resignation and Announces Intent to Appoint Interim

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…