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…]
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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…]
Moorefield Council Discusses Standards
Donald Eye approached the Moorefield Town Council at their meeting on July 7, 2020, asking the town take over the Lee Street Pump Station, which serves his family and the Masonic Lodge. Eye told the Council that he and the Lodge paid to put the station in approximately 20 years[Read More…]
Planning Commissioners Express Concern About Floodplain Ordinance Action
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 public[Read More…]
Country Roads Singing Off Broadway To Montezuma
Riding the country roads from Broadway to Montezuma was commonplace for players from the Mountain State along for the journey as the Bruins devoured the Braves 6-1 in Rockingham County Baseball League action last Wednesday. Local directions from an ice cream shop in Dayton informed folks to turn right at[Read More…]
Old Mathias Store Razed
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 as[Read More…]
Floating in Style in Hardy County
By Jodi Witmer Chris Gyurisin, Charlottesville, Va. resident, floating on a stand up paddleboard with camping gear on the South Branch of the Potomac River in Moorefield, Saturday, June 27. Gyurisin and a small group of friends floated 16 miles from Brighton Park, Moorefield to the Trough General Store, Romney,[Read More…]
Three Dead in Murder Suicide
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 from[Read More…]
Hawley Arrested After Foot Chase
Moorefield Police Department Lieutenant Mel Burrows was on routine patrol in the Town Park on Friday afternoon, June 26. She saw a man, identified as Steven Hawley of Moorefield, near the pool smoking a cigarette. Burrows knew Hawley had an active arrest warrant, and attempted to make contact with him.[Read More…]
Missouri Juveniles Arrested After High Speed Chase
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 of[Read More…]
Residents Near ‘Mega Poultry Complex’ Ask Questions, Get Answers
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Citizens living near the 20-poultry house development now underway in Old Fields turned out in force at the June meeting of the Hardy County Planning Commission to ask questions and get answers. As it turned out, they had more questions than the Commission had answers. Meeting[Read More…]
County Has One New COVID-19 Case
As of Monday, June 29, the Hardy County Health Department and Hardy County Office of Emergency Management has one additional confirmed case and one probable case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hardy County, with a total confirmed case count of 42. There is currently one patient in quarantine at home,[Read More…]
Hardy County Youth Get to Play Ball
Baseball and softball games are back on the diamond with an abundance of joy exuding from the players and coaches to finally be at the ballpark along with fans. The uniforms were getting dirty fast as players were sliding into the bases and making diving saves on the return to[Read More…]
Moorefield, East Hardy Polish Diamonds for Future Gameplay
Moorefield Baseball and East Hardy Softball fields have gone under renovations for the upcoming season with coaches and volunteers working diligently to finish the improvements. East Hardy’s field was extensive with the removal of all the grass throughout the outfield and a new topsoil and special grass was seeded in[Read More…]
Moorefield Council Approves July 4 Celebration with Adjustments
The Moorefield Town Council met in the Town Hall on June 16 for the first time since COVID-19 forced them into self-isolation and social distancing. They met early to discuss proposed changes to personnel policies, proposed by Town employee supervisors. Most suggestions involved adjusting outdated actions and chains of command[Read More…]
Hardy County Schools Bestow Special Awards To Student-Athletes
The most prestigious awards for the student-athletes at Moorefield and East Hardy High Schools were carefully selected after much deliberation recognizing the amazing achievements of those individuals providing leadership and utmost character amongst the teams. The swarm of votes came in as the Yellow Jackets gathered at the Hive giving[Read More…]
Community Reacts to Black Lives Matter Movement
Aija Burnette, a 17-year-old rising senior at East Hardy High School, saw the cell phone video of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, and decided she’d had enough. She talked to her boyfriend and her friends, including Alivia Sager and Skyler Landacre, both 17 and classmates, and Taylor Strawderman, a 15-year-old[Read More…]