Gilbert Terry remembers flying alongside First Lieutenant Fred Omar Pratt on Aug. 23, 1968 in support of a Green Beret unit on the ground near Duc Lop, South Vietnam. Enemy forces hit their “C”-model UH-1 Huey gun ship with anti-aircraft fire, striking key components and cutting the engine. “Then, inContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner At its October meeting, the Hardy County Planning Commission’s probing for the best way to regulate future agricultural “mega projects” proceeded full steam ahead. The Commission is under instruction from the County Commission to take steps to ensure that any proposed future developments like the $10Continue Reading

The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists of upcoming delays on US 220 in Moorefield, beginning as early as Monday, October 19.  Work will begin at the railroad crossing on US 220 South, near Southern States and Food Lion Grocery, and will end at the junction of US 220Continue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The meeting of the Hardy County Planning Commission may have been held on the first day of September, but its focus continued to be the same as it was for June, July and August: how best to regulate future mega-projects on agricultural-zoned land. This effort wasContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner As the opening of the Hardy County Schools, now set for September 8, draws closer, concern over the preparations and myriad details has also intensified. That’s especially true this year because of the coronavirus, which is impacting virtually every aspect of education this fall. So itContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The Hardy County Planning Commission at its August meeting began a major effort to ensure that any agricultural “mega-projects” that are built in the County in the future will be subject to regulatory scrutiny so that impacts to residents and the environment are considered before constructionContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The Hardy County Board of Education, at its August 3 meeting, reversed direction on a proposed change to home schooling policy that it considered in July. At that meeting the Board had briefly discussed changing requirements for the annual monitoring of the academic progress for homeContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner It looks like many of Hardy County’s students will be working from home this year, but few will actually be “home schooling.” Because of the coronavirus sweeping our nation, when the Hardy County School System opens for classes this year, many of its students will beContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Hardy County now has a new flood plain ordinance that brings the County into compliance with the State Code. The code sets standards and requirements for construction in the floodplain, which is important because FEMA required the County to update its to remain in good standing.Continue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner A proposed change concerning requirements for monitoring the academic progress of home school students in Hardy County was tabled by the Board of Education at its meeting on July 20. Board members Janet Clayton Rose and Dixie Bean both wanted more detailed information before voting onContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner In a special meeting on July 23, the Hardy County Commission voted to seek a federal grant to purchase new voting equipment. The matching grant, if awarded, would pay for 50% of the $194,213.50 cost for the new system, according to County Clerk Greg Ely. ElyContinue Reading

Elmer Rodriguez Mundo, 30, of Harrisonburg, Va. was arrested this week for a series of burglaries in Rockingham and Hardy Counties. These crimes occurred at night on July 5 and 6 and include multiple break-ins at Baker and Mathias area businesses, including The Corner Mart, Capon Valley Bank, Dollar General,Continue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner For the Hardy County Board of Education, change was in the air at its meeting July 6 with lots of “new” on the agenda: a new fiscal year, with new members to be added and new officers to be selected; a new contract to be approvedContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner For the Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Authority, their July meeting was the first of the new fiscal year but was not much different than others, with concerns about facilities, equipment, and service call volumes. They did, however, elect their officers for 2020-2021 fiscal year, but keptContinue Reading

By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner “I’m worried. I’m not going to lie to you. People in Hardy County are just not taking [COVID 19 virus] seriously,” County Health Administrator William Ours told the County Commission at its monthly meeting last Tuesday, July 7. “I’m just convinced we’re going to have aContinue Reading

Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Top of mind at its July meeting for the Hardy County Planning Commission was a review of the actions taken that morning by the County Commissioners concerning enactment of an updated County Floodplain ordinance. As part of their morning meeting, the County Commission held its first publicContinue Reading

Photo by Lon Anderson The former Mathias Store, which was severely damaged by fire in December of 2016, was finally razed recently. The West Virginia Division of Highways completed the demolition and removal. The structure served the Mathias community for decades as a general store, a restaurant and finally asContinue Reading

An incident on Trough Road occurred at approximately 11 p.m on Friday night, June 26. Hardy County 911 received a call that there had been a shooting at the Strawderman residence and law enforcement units quickly responded. An investigation was conducted by the Hardy County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance fromContinue Reading

On Thursday, June 25, West Virginia State Troopers were conducting a highway safety operation on Route 48 near Luxemburg Road in Hardy County. They observed a black BMW 335i traveling eastbound in excess of 100 miles per hour in an active construction zone while workers were present. The driver ofContinue Reading