Children from the Hambleton United Methodist Church collected cans for the Parsons Food Bank. The collection was a part of a month long contest for the children. Over 400 cans were collected with donations made by church members as well as the children.
"The Best Week of Your Life" is the by line for Young Life camp. This past July, 16 teens from Tucker County had the opportunity to find out for themselves. They traveled to Lake Champion, N.Y. with more than 50 other teens from the Eastern Mountains Young Life area, which...
The Mt. Top Sr. Center held its annual Fall Outpost with Halloween tricks n' treats. The center was alive with bright fall colors and happy smiles. The highlight of the day was the zany costume parade complete with a ghostly invisible piano player...All sorts of creatures and wild characters were...
Members of the DMH Mammography Department and DMH Auxiliary strike a fun pose modeling the comfortable, new robes recently purchased by the Auxiliary for mammogram patients at DMH. Shown are left to right, Debbie Hornick, RMT; Alice Neitzert, Debbie Dean, Director of DMH Radiology; Donna Hommema and Becky Moore, RMT....
THOMAS, W.Va. – Cortland Acres received a four-star rating from Medicare’s “Nursing Home Compare,” which rates every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facility in the country. Cortland Acres’ rating places it among the best in West Virginia and the Potomac Highlands region. The government agency rates nursing home in three different categories:...
Tucker County Schools along with Greta Rine, MS, CCC/SLP, and Cheryl Bifano, RESA VII Educational Audiologist, will be conducting hearing, speech and language screenings in school this fall. Hearing screenings are scheduled to take place on November 5-6, 2013. Students who will be screened are as follows: (1) All students...
Over the past several months, Tucker Community Foundation has approved mini-grant awards to the following organizations throughout the region: Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School - $500 for computer updates in Alicia Lambert’s classroom. Linwood Community Daycare, serving Pocahontas & Randolph County, $450 for outdoor playground equipment. Potomac Highlands Food and...
Visit the new local foods grocery, the Highland Food & Farm Market in Davis. Business hours are Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. All inventory is currently stocked within 65 miles, though over 75% of the food is sourced within 35 miles of the store. The market is located in Davis across...
Could get coverage for $50 or less A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that nearly half (46 percent) of single young adults who are uninsured and may be eligible for coverage in the Health Insurance Marketplace could get coverage for $50...
ELKINS, WV-- Davis & Elkins College education students have started the student teaching component of their teacher certification in area schools. Student teaching is the culminating experience in D&E's teacher education program. Teacher candidates work full-time in public school classrooms under the mentoring of a qualified co-operating teacher. By the...
Tucker County Residents Packing Joy into Shoeboxes or Needy Children Overseas Parsons, WV - With holiday supplies a;ready covering the store shelves, Tucker County individuals, families, churches and groups are working to make Christmas a reality for needy kids around the world by filling shoeboxes with toys, school supplies, hygiene...
Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Nov. 6, 1923: A methane gas explosion killed 27 men inside the Glen Rogers coal mine in Wyoming County. The mine, which opened in...
West Virginia now has full reciprocity/mutual recognition agreements with 29 states. CHARLESTON - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today announced that the Office of Attorney General recently entered into reciprocity/mutual recognition agreements regarding concealed handgun licenses (CHLs) with the states of Iowa and New Hampshire. "These new agreements are great news...
Tucker County Sheriff’s Deputy C.A. Teter, Christopher A. Teter, Tucker County Deputy Sheriff, is the recipient of The Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Award. He was anonymously nominated and at first thought it was a scam. He said, “I was not rude to the lady that called me, but I questioned...
The children and youth of St. John’s United Methodist Church enjoyed some special V.I.P. treatment as the church hosted their annual Children’s Sabbath Celebration featuring “lunch with the pastor,” on Sunday, October 13. The regular morning worship services included a focus upon the children and youth through the children’s sermon...
Dorothy Judy signing the Weatherization Day Proclomation City of Parsons Mayor, Dorothy Judy, signed the Weatherization Day Proclamation on Tuesday, Oct. 22. This officially proclaims Oct. 30 as “Weatherization Day.” Along with Mayor Judy was North Central West Virginia Community Action Board Member, Joyce Metheny. West Virginia has long recognized...
One in every four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime and approximately 15.5 million children are exposed to domestic violence every year. When a family member is abused, it can have long-term damaging effects on the victim that also leave a mark on family, friends and the community...
State college educators named Eastern WV Community and Technical College’s Kimbra Chirchirillo a ‘2013 Outstanding Contributor to Community College Education’ at an annual conference October 24 in Bridgeport. Honored by the WV Community College Association (WVCCA) for her thoughtful, compassionate and personal involvement with students over many years, Chirchirillo “is...
To offer all Potomac Highlands children up to the age of 12 a safe, fun and adventurous event this October 31, students at a Eastern WV Community and Technical College will host ‘Trunk-n’-Treat,’ that evening from 5:30 to 7:30. From the trunks and hatchbacks of their vehicles in the college...
Residents who want to donate to a worthy cause and save on their state income taxes at the same time should consider a donation to The Cortland Foundation. “Businesses or individuals who make at least a $500 donation to the Cortland Foundation can receive a tax credit at a rate...
