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Chris Grimes of Mountain Cajun Getaways delivers the keynote address at the Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. By Stephen Smoot A dry as dust summer led straight into a tropical air fueled stormy September. The rains continued right up until the day before the Pendleton County Chamber of...

The Pendleton County Commission issued a proclamation for National 4-H Week. Pictured are 4-Hers McKenna Hedrick, Phoebe Pownell, Ross Pownell, and Lydia Heavner with commissioners Roger Dahmer, Carl Hevener, and Jimmie Bennett. By Stephen Smoot As September turned to October, summer to fall, and drought into seemingly endless rain, the...

Pendleton County middle schoolers learned about safety on the farm, with firearms, and other issues. Here they see a demonstration of fire apparatus tools. By Stephen Smoot Steve Conrad, president of the Pendleton County Farm Bureau, made the headlining statement a week after a Farm Safety Day was held. And...

Pendleton County Schools superintendent, Charles Hedrick, and treasurer, J. P. Mowery, testified before the Joint Standing Committee on Education about funding concerns and the importance of retaining the “1400 formula” that less populated counties find crucial.  

The annual Hands and Harvest Festival returns with county-wide fall fun during this weekend of Oct. 11 – 13 in Highland County, Virginia, where everyone is invited to celebrate the traditions, harvest, and crafts found in this rural mountain community. From farms to a fire tower, visitors can experience the...

According to the latest “Smoke Alarms in the U.S.” report from the National Fire Protection Association®, working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (60 percent), while the majority of civilian home fire deaths continues to occur in homes with no smoke...

By Stephen Smoot “That does not just happen. A lot of hard work goes into that.” Ryan Lambert, principal at Brandywine Elementary School, shared this while opening the school’s Local School Improvement Council presentation to the Pendleton County Board of Education, superintendent of schools, and other school system officials. The...

Shawna Musser, left, and Sarah Nottingham completed their first year at West Virginia School of Banking. The Grant County Bank and Highlands Bankshares, Inc. has announced that Shawna Musser, assistant vice president, compliance, security, and Bank Secrecy Act officer at Grant County Bank, and Sarah Nottingham, financial officer for Highlands...

The West Virginia Department of Health’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is excited to expand the “I’m a WIC Kid” campaign. This initiative seeks to connect with adults who were once WIC participants as children to highlight the long-term benefits of the program and how it...

The West Virginia Department of Human Services, Bureau for Family Assistance has announced a supplemental payment for Low Income Energy Assistance Program recipients. Individuals who received assistance through LIEAP during the current 2023 to 2024 program year will automatically receive an additional one-time payment ranging from $25 to $142. The...