The Golden Tornado reminded the competition they have mastered their hometown Polish Pines Golf Course with precision on every corner. Avoiding the towering trees dominating the tremendous slope of the mountain, they took first place by a score of 155 to edge out Moorefield as the runner-up at 170 with[Read More…]
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Wildcats Slide Past Cougars in Tiebreaker
Pendleton County Volleyball rose to the occasion leaping over Cougars to defend the Franklin Den denying East Hardy in their season opener on the road by snatching the fifth set tiebreaker by four points for the match victory in a crazy cat fight on Thursday night: PC 25-23, EH 25-18,[Read More…]
Planning Commission’s Work to Regulate Mega Projects Generates Farmer Concerns
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The meeting of the Hardy County Planning Commission may have been held on the first day of September, but its focus continued to be the same as it was for June, July and August: how best to regulate future mega-projects on agricultural-zoned land. This effort was[Read More…]
Benefit events at Moorefield Town Park Approved
The Moorefield Town Council approved two events — a big ball softball tournament for Maggie Eye and a concert for Joshua Shirk — and waived all fees for both at their regular meeting Sept. 1. Eye, 41, of Fisher, was recently diagnosed with advanced cancer. She has four children, and[Read More…]
East Hardy Cougars Volleyball Now Serving Victories
East Hardy Volleyball has been diligently preparing for the upcoming season meeting all the requirements of the pandemic regulations including masks during play in practice with each challenge accepted and conquered en route to making a return trip to Charleston for the state tournament this year with a simple goal[Read More…]
Yellow Jackets Volleyball Buzzing to Return to State Play
Safety has been a top priority as the Yellow Jackets make sure the protocols for the current pandemic are followed and it may seem the security blanket of having eight seniors graduate with state tournament experience would leave gaps and that isn’t the case as the solid foundation built last[Read More…]
Annual Rodeo Draws a Herd
A herd of animals and people flocked into the annual Southern Extreme Bull Riders Association Bulls & Barrels Rodeo at the Teets Farm in Lost River on August 30 to enjoy amazing enjoy amazing rides and festivities.{private] The bull riding champion was Brandon Chambers from Gates, N.C. and the barrel[Read More…]
BOE Finds Strong Support For School Reopening Plan
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner As the opening of the Hardy County Schools, now set for September 8, draws closer, concern over the preparations and myriad details has also intensified. That’s especially true this year because of the coronavirus, which is impacting virtually every aspect of education this fall. So it[Read More…]
Planning Commission Begins Work To Ensure No More Mega-Project Surprises on Ag Land
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The Hardy County Planning Commission at its August meeting began a major effort to ensure that any agricultural “mega-projects” that are built in the County in the future will be subject to regulatory scrutiny so that impacts to residents and the environment are considered before construction[Read More…]
Board of Education Rethinks Changing Rules For Monitoring Home Schoolers’ Progress
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The Hardy County Board of Education, at its August 3 meeting, reversed direction on a proposed change to home schooling policy that it considered in July. At that meeting the Board had briefly discussed changing requirements for the annual monitoring of the academic progress for home[Read More…]
Many Students Will Be Working From Home… But Only a Few Will Be ‘Home Schooling’
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner It looks like many of Hardy County’s students will be working from home this year, but few will actually be “home schooling.” Because of the coronavirus sweeping our nation, when the Hardy County School System opens for classes this year, many of its students will be[Read More…]
Dover Hollow, Fort Run Areas To Receive Boil Notice from PSD
The Hardy County Public Service District met by telephone for their regular meeting on Aug. 5. Board members present were Rose Helmick and Justin Basye. Also present were Logan Moyers, Connie Sherman, and Tre Kerns, an engineer from The Thrasher Group. Moyers, PSD General Manager, updated the board on the[Read More…]
County Commission Enacts Less Restricted Flood Plain Ordinance
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Hardy County now has a new flood plain ordinance that brings the County into compliance with the State Code. The code sets standards and requirements for construction in the floodplain, which is important because FEMA required the County to update its to remain in good standing.[Read More…]
Tamiru Kicking and Thriving for MHS
By Carl Holcomb“I love Moorefield. The people here made me part of their family. I love them and they love me,” Moorefield High School Football rising senior kicker Atikilt Tamiru remarked. Tamiru moved here from Africa before his freshman season and has become a beloved member of the close knit[Read More…]
Something’s a Bruin in Virginia
The Broadway Bruins escaped the cellar of the Rockingham County Baseball League standings in recent years erasing the futility with a remarkable crew to create history by claiming their first regular season pennant since 1931 this summer and are now on the cusp of obtaining the championship in a deja[Read More…]
Big Opening for Big Blue
“It’s been a long time coming and it is finally here,” Big Blue Wardensville Chairman Steve Shook remarked about the grand opening. The vision to have a center for area youth was conceptualized over two years ago and finally came to fruition with faith and dedication as the Big Blue[Read More…]
BOE Considers Changes to How it Monitors Academic Progress of Home School Students
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner A proposed change concerning requirements for monitoring the academic progress of home school students in Hardy County was tabled by the Board of Education at its meeting on July 20. Board members Janet Clayton Rose and Dixie Bean both wanted more detailed information before voting on[Read More…]
County Commission Seeks Federal Grant to Purchase New Voting Machine System
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner In a special meeting on July 23, the Hardy County Commission voted to seek a federal grant to purchase new voting equipment. The matching grant, if awarded, would pay for 50% of the $194,213.50 cost for the new system, according to County Clerk Greg Ely. Ely[Read More…]
Brief Meeting Follows a Long Discussion for Moorefield Council
The Moorefield Town Council’s meeting on July 21 was actually very brief, but a preceding discussion on personnel policy changes took an hour. Public Works director Lucas Gagnon will research requested information and rephrase some changes before changes become official. During the meeting, the Council approved draws number 11 and[Read More…]
Moorefield’s Lane Ours Signs to Play Baseball at Waynesburg University
An old proverb says that “patience is a virtue”. Moorefield senior graduate Lane Ours developed the upmost patience and persevered past hurdles with tremendous dedication to communicate and showcase his talent to collegiate coaches as his final campaign was negated by the pandemic. This commitment to strengthening his baseball skills[Read More…]