Month: May 2018

East Hardy Graduate Finds Lost WWII Ship

By Jean A. Flanagan Moorefield Examiner Richard Hulver seemed destined for a career in military history. His father, Terry Hulver, was a high school history teacher and his grandfather, Allen Barb was a tank commander in the Korean War. “I’ve always had a deep interest in history, particularly military history,”[Read More…]

Williams Sentences Felons

By Jean A. Flanagan Moorefield Examiner Jonathan L. Dove, 36, of Wardensville will spend two years in prison and five years on probation after his release. He pleaded guilty to two counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm in March and was sentenced by Hardy County Circuit Judge C. Carter[Read More…]

Survivalist Ranch Dominates Planning Commission Meeting

By Lon Anderson Moorefield Examiner Fortitude Ranch, a survivalist community in Lost River, recently came to the attention of local residents when it held an open house in April and promoted itself with videos on Facebook. Concerned citizens then contacted the Hardy County Planning Commission which added the ranch to[Read More…]

Moorefield Surfs Tide To Reach Title Match

Moorefield made sensational plays on the turf and surf over the Lady Tide for a 2-0 victory in the Class A state softball tournament elimination final to advance to the championship on Thursday in Vienna. “They stayed up the whole game. We had some really good clutch hits when we[Read More…]

Moorefield Edges Irish For State Berth

The Yellow Jackets battled in a tight pitchers duel with the winning run coming off the bat of Grant Keller in the fourth inning which was just enough for Moorefield to eliminate Notre Dame 1-0 at Bridgeport High School on Thursday to punch a ticket to the state tournament in[Read More…]

Wilson Signs To Join Potomac State Volleyball

East Hardy High School senior Abigail Wilson signed her national letter of intent to play volleyball for Potomac State College of WVU last Monday. “This is honestly one of the best feelings in the world. Over the years, I’ve completely fallen in love with volleyball and I’ve had such a[Read More…]

Jackets Allow One Hit In Playoff Win Over Tucker County

The Yellow Jackets buzzed around the field with ten hits and defensively thwarted the Tucker County invasion as Hayden Baldwin pitched a one-hitter with 11 strikeouts creating a 10-0 five-inning shutout victory during the opening round of the Class A Region II Section 2 baseball tournament at George Hott Field[Read More…]

Unofficial Election Results

2018 Primary Results for Hardy County All precincts reporting Family Court Judge Jeff Roth – 663 Jeff Weatherholt – 812 William Judy – 609 John Ours – 317 Jonie Nelson – 283 Board of Education Steve Smith – 471 Melvin Shook – 1,173 Lisa Whetzel – 836 Doug Hines –[Read More…]