The Forest Service will onduct controlled burn in the Waites Run area of Hardy County, WV Today. This 22 acre controlled burn will take place in Waites Run located in Hardy County, West Virginia. The project boundary is adjacent to County Road 5/1 (Waites Run Road, and Capon Trail #1029.Continue Reading
Giving middle and high school students the opportunity to explore agriculture innovations, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Robert C. Byrd Institute, WV Department of Education and WV Department of Agriculture will present the 2019 WV Ag Innovation Showcase on Thursday, Nov. 21. “Agriculture is an important industry inContinue Reading
Governor Jim Justice’s Jobs & Hope program was introduced last month to help people in recovery from substance abuse get back on their feet. Erin Gaertner, Jobs & Hope transition agent, working in Martinsburg, described the program to the Hardy County Commission at their regular meeting held Tuesday, Nov. 5.Continue Reading
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Wednesday, Nov. 13, is National GIS Day, and for Hardy County that’s really something to celebrate. Hardy County is, after all, a state leader in the realm of GIS. What, you ask, is GIS and why is Hardy County at or near the head of theContinue Reading
The Moorefield Police Department responded to 200 calls for service in October, made 24 felony and 73 misdemeanor arrests, and 137 combined traffic citations and warnings. They also charged two suspects and recovered all stolen items from two burglaries. “The guys did a real good job on those,” said PoliceContinue Reading
Even though it is widely believed that the woolly bear caterpillar can predict the upcoming winter’s severity, the truth is that this caterpillar can’t predict what Old Man Winter has in store for us in the upcoming winter. The woolly bear caterpillar’s coloring is based on how long the caterpillarContinue Reading
When students are prescribed medications, the drugs are provided to the school nurse who has the responsibility of administering them. Henceforth, those medications will be kept in a lock box under the school nurses’ supervision. “We want to thank the prosecuting attorney’s office for providing these lock boxes,” Hardy CountyContinue Reading
Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation, officially ending the State of Emergency that had been in place statewide since last month due to drought conditions. The original State of Emergency declaration was made on Oct. 3, 2019 and applied in all 55 West Virginia counties. It was put inContinue Reading
Fifteen students at Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College have been awarded West Virginia Invests grants according to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. It amounts to more than $33,000 in tuition and fees. The WV Invests program, approved by the legislature earlier this year, provides grants forContinue Reading
Congressman Alex X. Mooney (WV-02) introduced H.R. 4896, Advancing Infrastructure Development in Appalachia Act or the AID in Appalachia Act. Senator Shelley Moore Capito introduced the companion Senate bill S. 2271 on July 25, 2019. “Finishing the final stretch of Corridor H is a top priority and I am optimisticContinue Reading
On Wednesday, Aug. 18, the Fraley Ambulance Services was summoned to 211 Second Street in the Misty Terrace Mobile Home Park for a child that had fallen. Moorefield Police units also responded to assist if needed. Upon arrival a male subject identifying himself as Carlos Ortiz Jr., the child’s father,Continue Reading
The Hardy County Commission voted last week to add the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office to the list of authorized depositors for county funds. The commission met in special session on Thursday, Oct. 24. According to the State Treasurer’s website, “The West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office provides state agencies andContinue Reading
“Welcome to Moorefield” banners greet residents and visitors on Main Street, thanks to a project initiated by the Hardy County Chamber of Commerce and supported by local businesses. A letter to chamber members requesting support of a Beautification Project for the county was sent in August. “We’re starting a pilotContinue Reading
West Virginia’s First Lady Cathy Justice visited Moorefield High and Moorefield Elementary schools on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Mrs. Justice has been instrumental in the expansion of Communities In Schools, a national program piloted three years ago in Greenbrier County, where the Justice’s live. Communities In Schools is the nation’s leadingContinue Reading
When Dr. Charles “Chuck” Terrell announced he would not be renewing his contract as President of Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, the Board of Governors uttered a collective gasp and have only recently begun to exhale. Last Wednesday morning Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, chancellor of the Community andContinue Reading
Tom Firor recalled a weatherization project he observed. “It was truly remarkable,” he said. “The technicians went around the mobile home and pointed out all the holes and leaks that they would later repair. “Then they took their sophisticated instruments and measured the air inside. It was so bad, theContinue Reading
“Fall Fishing on Trout Pond” is just one of many award winning images by local photographer Lon Anderson that will be on display starting Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Gallery Place Art Gallery in Wardensville. Anderson has spent much of his life with a camera in hand, and his imagesContinue Reading
Following an arduous application process, the Hardy County Convention and Visitors Bureau was granted accreditation by the West Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus. “The West Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus believes CVBs benefit from the accreditation process, as it better establishes them as credible, effective partnersContinue Reading
Hoping to mimic the success of the Ag Action Council, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College has formed a Potomac Highlands Action Council to focus on the promotion of activities and events in the region. The first meeting was held on Thursday, Oct. 17. “Our focus is on theContinue Reading
“We’ve been out of compliance since forever,” City Clerk Rick Freeman told the Moorefield Town Council at their meeting on October 15. “Our building inspector must be a licensed inspector,” Freeman said, adding that the position requires passing 11 different
