A herd of animals and people flocked into the annual Southern Extreme Bull Riders Association Bulls & Barrels Rodeo at the Teets Farm in Lost River on August 30 to enjoy amazing enjoy amazing rides and festivities.{private] The bull riding champion was Brandon Chambers from Gates, N.C. and the barrel[Read More…]
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BOE Finds Strong Support For School Reopening Plan
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 it[Read More…]
Planning Commission Begins Work To Ensure No More Mega-Project Surprises on Ag Land
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 construction[Read More…]
Board of Education Rethinks Changing Rules For Monitoring Home Schoolers’ Progress
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 home[Read More…]
Many Students Will Be Working From Home… But Only a Few Will Be ‘Home Schooling’
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 be[Read More…]
Dover Hollow, Fort Run Areas To Receive Boil Notice from PSD
The Hardy County Public Service District met by telephone for their regular meeting on Aug. 5. Board members present were Rose Helmick and Justin Basye. Also present were Logan Moyers, Connie Sherman, and Tre Kerns, an engineer from The Thrasher Group. Moyers, PSD General Manager, updated the board on the[Read More…]
County Commission Enacts Less Restricted Flood Plain Ordinance
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.[Read More…]
Tamiru Kicking and Thriving for MHS
By Carl Holcomb“I love Moorefield. The people here made me part of their family. I love them and they love me,” Moorefield High School Football rising senior kicker Atikilt Tamiru remarked. Tamiru moved here from Africa before his freshman season and has become a beloved member of the close knit[Read More…]
Something’s a Bruin in Virginia
The Broadway Bruins escaped the cellar of the Rockingham County Baseball League standings in recent years erasing the futility with a remarkable crew to create history by claiming their first regular season pennant since 1931 this summer and are now on the cusp of obtaining the championship in a deja[Read More…]
Big Opening for Big Blue
“It’s been a long time coming and it is finally here,” Big Blue Wardensville Chairman Steve Shook remarked about the grand opening. The vision to have a center for area youth was conceptualized over two years ago and finally came to fruition with faith and dedication as the Big Blue[Read More…]
BOE Considers Changes to How it Monitors Academic Progress of Home School Students
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 on[Read More…]
County Commission Seeks Federal Grant to Purchase New Voting Machine System
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. Ely[Read More…]
Brief Meeting Follows a Long Discussion for Moorefield Council
The Moorefield Town Council’s meeting on July 21 was actually very brief, but a preceding discussion on personnel policy changes took an hour. Public Works director Lucas Gagnon will research requested information and rephrase some changes before changes become official. During the meeting, the Council approved draws number 11 and[Read More…]
Moorefield’s Lane Ours Signs to Play Baseball at Waynesburg University
An old proverb says that “patience is a virtue”. Moorefield senior graduate Lane Ours developed the upmost patience and persevered past hurdles with tremendous dedication to communicate and showcase his talent to collegiate coaches as his final campaign was negated by the pandemic. This commitment to strengthening his baseball skills[Read More…]
Burglary Suspect Arrested
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,[Read More…]
BOE Approves Contract to Provide Students with MacBooks
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 approved[Read More…]
Ambulance Authority Board Worries County Commission Faces Billing, Collections Issues
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 kept[Read More…]
Hardy County Sports Following Protocols and Dealing with Shutdowns
Moorefield and East Hardy began the Phase III of offseason workouts for the sports teams just as many counties across the state, but this past week the Hardy County Heath Department shut down all school related athletic activities due to a suspected outbreak discovered recently. The Hardy County coaches and[Read More…]
Bruins Shred Blue Sox In Doubleheader
There was a rumbling in Harrisonburg as Broadway Bruins roared and shredded the Elkton Blue Sox at James Madison University’s Eagle Field during a doubleheader by the scores of 11-3 and 3-nil (five innings – lightning shortened game) last Saturday with Mountain State players making the difference. Hedgesville graduate and[Read More…]
Health Administrator Tells Commissioners Residents Not Taking COVID-19 Seriously
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 a[Read More…]