Barbour County News

A Jackson County business is expanding to Barbour County, officials have announced.

With the healthcare debate continuing to heat up across the country, some local officials met on Friday to discuss its impact on the community.

Kay Frances Thorn, former Chief Tax Deputy for the Taylor County Sheriff's Department, entered a plea of guilty in Taylor County Circuit Court Thursday for felony embezzlement.

A Barbour County man was killed Monday night when the ATV he was riding flipped.

Communication Workers of America are protesting the proposed sale of Verizon to Frontier in West Virginia and they are requesting county commissions across the state draft resolutions asking the Public Service Commission to deny the sale.

The Centers for Disease Control says individuals can protect themselves from H1N1 or seasonal flu by washing their hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub; avoiding touching eyes, mouth or nose; and avoiding close contact with sick people.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. WDTV News Story Created: Oct 29, 2009 at 5:22 PM EDT Story Updated: Oct 29, 2009 at 6:13 PM EDT Students over in Barbour County were getting vaccinated on Thursday.

Barbour County Circuit Judge Alan D. Moats arraigned the six individuals Wednesday who were indicted by a Barbour County Grand Jury earlier in the week.

A grand jury sitting in Barbour County handed up six indictments Monday. Felony charges include sexual assault, embezzlement and breaking and entering, among others.

Health care reform continues to receive significant attention at the national level.

That coughing, sneezing, stuffy head, achy feeling may or may not be attributed to the H1N1 virus - it could just be the seasonal flu, Health Department officials said at a forum on Tuesday evening at Philip Barbour High School.

The Barbour County Board of Education has received two stimulus grants. The state School Building Authority has granted the BOE about $1 million in stimulus money to renovate Junior Elementary School.

In a mutually agreed decision during the North Central Community Corrections board meeting on Tuesday, Barbour, Taylor and Preston counties have left the six-county program.

Hometown Pizzeria and Laurel Mountain Inn in Belington have partnered with the Heart and Hand Community Garden Market in Philippi to buy local produce.

The war on drugs doesn't come cheap. But 37 groups from around West Virginia received state funding last week to reach out to the community.

In the United States, 190,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. To raise awareness of the disease, a luncheon was hosted Thursday at the Crim United Methodist Church in Philippi, with more than 40 women attending.

Opponents fighting against the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline, or PATH, held a fundraiser this weekend in Barbour County.

Members of the Barbour County Chamber of Commerce were served a Victorian-style luncheon Thursday at the Covered Bridge Bed and Breakfast in Philippi.

The Barbour County Chamber of Commerce held a Victorian style luncheon Thursday, in a historic building: The Covered Bridge Bed and Breakfast in Philippi.

Posted Friday, October 2, 2009 ; 02:59 PM View Comments Post Comment Updated Friday, October 2, 2009 ; 06:47 PM It happened Friday morning.