Grant County News

The West Virginia Board of Education will take over the Grant County school system after a state audit found inadequate test scores, graduates who were unprepared for college and a lack of opportunities for high achievers.

When: Nov. 15 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Theme: "Celebrating Autumn" Cost: Free The Grant County Arts Council Inc.

The public is invited to attend "The Cost of Substance Abuse and the Legislative Process" and participate in a community journey looking at our local drug problems from many angles Thursday at 7 p.m. at Kaposy's located on South Main Street in Petersburg.

Foresters at the West Virginia Division of Forestry report October is starting out as a colorful month.

Let the peeping begin. The fall foliage season has arrived. The West Virginia Division of Forestry put out its first fall foliage report on Thursday.

With the arrival of October, West Virginia's fall foliage season moves into prime time, sending thousands of leaf-peepers down country roads across the state in search of the perfect autumnal scene.

The state Public Service Commission has approved the construction of a 66-turbine wind farm in Grant County.

State Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine issued a clear warning to Grant County school officials Thursday, and called for an immediate audit of the Eastern Panhandle school system.

A bridge being built over state Route 93 in Grant County, W.Va., is part of ongoing Corridor H construction.

Why does the Grant County Board of Education put our special needs children at risk? My child is supposed to be in first grade at Maysville Elementary School this 2009-2010 year.

Grant County's new clean air regulation even covers outdoor areas. The county's Board of Health gave unanimous approval to the regulation Tuesday night.

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A former Miss West Virginia has her sights set on country music stardom. Julia Burton, who grew up in Grant County and went to college at West Virginia University, is preparing to put out her first album "Woman From the Country" and she'll first release it during a tour of the Mountain State.

More than 20 counties in West Virginia are now working on a Master Plan, long term plans for how land being used for surface mining will be used in a different way later.

By day, Ed Fischer is the economic development director and county administrator for Grant County.

June 26, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'Seneca Wood': Mayhem, Mishaps, Murder and Mirth in the Mountain State By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I ...

The superintendent of Grant County Schools has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to override the school board's decision to terminate her from her job.

Saturday is our state's 146th birthday. Take this quiz, from questions found on the West Virgina Culture and History Web site, and find out if you have what it takes to be a member of the Golden Horseshoe.

Construction on a wind turbine project in Highland County is expected to begin in a matter of weeks.

More than 130 wind turbines now stand at NedPower's Grant County facility. The site, near the Tucker County line, covers 12 miles of ridgeline.