Photo Credit: John H. Sibold; Commercial Photo Services of WVWVHCA CEO Patrick Kelly, Cortland Acres Director of Development Dan Bucher, Cortland Acres Administrator Beth Clevenger, WVHCA Board President Todd Jones Thomas, WV – Cortland Acres received the 2018 Best Practice award during the annual West Virginia Health Care Association (WVHCA) Convention and Trade...
First United Methodist Church is truly blessed to have a dedicated group of women who make prayer shawls for people who have experienced loss or illness. Recently, Rev. William Brown blessed the shawls. More than 150 prayer shawls have been given out by the group. Shown in the picture are the...
The Kelly Miller Bros. Circus, founded during the Depression, is marking another milestone this year as it celebrates its eightieth anniversary. Founded in 1938 by Obert Miller and his sons, Kelly and Dores, this traditional tented circus has seen the passing of the millennium and still offers the same great family entertainment it presented in its humble...
The STArt show, which stands for school town art, was recognized at the Monday, May 7 Board of Education meeting. The program features a juried art show for students. This year, Sadie Palmer won the first, second, and third place "People's Choice Award." "I think it showcased our students' work in a...
Fall & Winter Hours, Sept. - May Monday9:00 a - 7:00 p Tuesday – Friday8:30 a - 5:00 p Saturday9:00a – Noon Closed all Legal Holidays May Happenings 15 - Book Club Discussion @ 5:00 p.m. 15 - Library Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m. 21 – Movie Night 6:00 p.m....
Wonder how to jumpstart your newest business ventures or bring a creative idea into reality? Applications are now available for entrepreneurs in Tucker County for an Entrepreneurial Pitch Contest. Awards will be distributed to applicants that present an innovative business project or idea by a panel of judges and a public vote....
Highlands Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of The Grant County Bank and Capon Valley Bank, posted first quarter 2018 earnings of $984,000 or $0.74 per share of common stock outstanding (EPS), compared to $765,000 or $0.57 EPS for the same period of 2017. On April 10, 2018, the Board of...
Charleston - After two rounds of voting, totaling more than 2,400 responses from producers and the public, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has revealed the next logo for the West Virginia Grown program. Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt announced the revamping of the program back in January as part...
Seated in the Bubble Buddy are Cortland resident Martha Wolfe and Cortland Foundation development director Dan Bucher. Seated in the back is Cortland nursing assistant Raeanna Martin. Thomas – The Cortland Foundation recently purchased an electric vehicle branded “Bubble Buddy”. Made possible by proceeds from fundraisers and unrestricted gifts from generous...
First place winner, Faith Moore, dressed her bunny for Easter Sunday in a white bonnet with a purple tulle veil which set the stage for deep purple lilacs, contrasting white daisies, glacier white ivy, a variety of mixed greens, with moss interspersed with miniature daisies used as ribbon on the crown....
Thomas – Cortland Acres, in collaboration with the Tucker County Photography Club, announces the third annual Photography Exhibition. Selected images will be used to create high definition canvas prints for display throughout Cortland Acres. Wil Hershberger A total of fourteen images will be selected from the entrees to create a set...
Local ministers and county commissioners, along with 50 residents observe National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3, on the courthouse square. May 3 at Thomas Community Center Pavilion. Praying for unity in our churches, government and families.
The Tucker Community Foundation received Volunteer Generation Funding to establish a volunteer center program in a eight-county area, Barbour, Grant, Mineral, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph and Tucker counties in West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. The Tucker Community Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from Volunteer...
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designation May 15 as Peace Officers’ Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. The law was amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322, signed by...
North Central WV Community Action Association, Inc. (NCWVCAA) has released the 2017 Annual Report. The report outlines the 2017 programs and objectives as well as defines the strategy and future direction of the agency. NCWVCAA encourages the community to visit their website at www.ncwvcaa.org to review a copy of the report or...
The Tygarts Valley Conservation District in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will convene a local work group meeting to discuss conservation programs for 2018-2019 and provide guidance for the Focused Conservation Approach (FCA), and the Environmental Quality Incentive Programs (EQIP). The local work group includes representatives from...
Arthurdale — West Virginia Caring has been named a 2018 Hospice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, the leading provider of Web-based home health and hospice software, billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. Hospice Honors is a prestigious program that recognizes hospices providing the highest level of quality as measured from...
SmartAsset, a financial technology company, set out to find the most paycheck friendly places in the country. Paycheck friendliness was determined by looking at taxes, purchasing power, unemployment and income growth in counties across the U.S. According to the study, Tucker County ranked as one of the most paycheck friendly...
Thomas, WV – The sixth annual Pasta Palooza will be held at Cortland Acres on Thursday, May 10 and benefits both the Tucker County High School ProStart Program and The Cortland Foundation. Pictured left to right (Lilly Dillsworth and Collin Johnson) Each plate is individually prepared by TCHS ProStart students and their program...
The Mountaineer Garden Club had the pleasure of listening to Master Gardener and TVEMS teacher, Christine Poling Ward's informative talk regarding the high tunnel provided by a grant and supported by the involvement of the community at TVEMS in Parsons. High tunnels, or hoop houses, are unheated greenhouses that can...
