ROMNEY — Romney’s Parks and Recreation Board has made the tough decision to leave the community pool closed this summer.
ROMNEY — Patty Wygal, Hampshire County’s Relay for Life coordinator, said that for this year’s event, big changes were in store, moving the event from the track at Hampshire High School to the track at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
GREEN SPRING — A Hampshire High alumnus and a Cumberland man were both life-flighted to Morgantown for treatment after a traffic accident on Green Spring Valley Road last week.
Out of the concern for our employees, the Hampshire Review office will close to the public beginning at 4 p.m. Monday until further notice.
In healthcare settings all across the United States, donated blood is a lifesaving, essential part of caring for patients. The need for donated blood is constant, and blood centers are open and in urgent need of donations.
Music by High Mountain Bluegrass and gospel echoed through Capon Bridge Saturday as the Capon Bridge Friends of the Library staged the first benefit to be held in the library's new gazebo. o
ROMNEY — With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, this coming Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative will give the public the opportunity to prevent prescription-drug abuse, misuse and theft by providing a safe and secure place to dispose o…
ROMNEY — The Streetscape project that is rehabilitating the sidewalks on the north side of Main Street will include conduit for future broadband access.
ROMNEY — The County Commission was asked at Tuesday’s meeting to approve Romney’s annexation of Rannells Acres, a residential subdivision located behind the Southern States building.
ROMNEY — Here ye, hear ye, the Romney Rotary Club will be knighting their 40th Knight of Olde Hampshire on Aug. 25. Elton A Judy was announced to be this year’s winner last Thursday by the organization.
ROMNEY — Hampshire County Schools held their annual “Stuff The Bus” campaign. Director of Transportation Calvin Davis said they “filled 3 buses about half full,” and “received over $700 in monetary donations.”
One Romney Christmas tradition is making way for a new, bigger one.
Refresh Restart Romney, County United Way host Day of Caring
CHARLESTON — With school out for summer, family schedules and daily routines are changing. Children may be at home more, where they find things that could be poisonous.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History is still accepting entries for its 21st biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition.
Romney Volunteer Fire Company is holding its annual barbecue chicken dinner and this year is expected to be the biggest yet.
HUNTINGTON — Hampshire High and 29 other schools around the state will receive 3D printers and other technology to spur innovation among agriculture teachers and students.
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May 28: Roger Lee Haines Jr., 31, of Augusta was arrested on a Capias from Hampshire County Family Court for Failure to Appear in Court (on previous charge of Contempt of Court Order to pay child support) and Failure to Pay Child Support.
Funds for HardyNet to expand broadband service in Rio have been released by the Federal Communications Commission.
ROMNEY — A call for the repeal of the ambulance fee and an update on Purgitsville’s water problems were brought before the County Commission at its Tuesday meeting.
CHARLESTON — Charter schools are in (eventually), bans on striking are out and school employees will get the 5-percent raises promised them last October.
ROMNEY — After the coming year, Hampshire High School students will be required to pass 26 credits to graduate.
ROMNEY — Forms to report information for the 2020 tax year on personal property, business inventory and property, dog licenses and farm use valuation application will be sent out by the Hampshire County assessor’s office around July 1.
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind have escaped the road to charter-school status.
YELLOW SPRING — A 75-year-old Baker man died in a single-vehicle accident Friday afternoon.
Cancer survivors, caregivers, and others attended the Relay for Life Survivor Dinner hosted by Hampshire Memorial Hospital’s “Bridging the Cap to a Cure” team and Valley Health. The room was packed and attendees were encouraged to dress in attire matching their favorite musical era and the e…
Refresh Restart Romney and County United Way are teaming up again for their second annual Day of Caring, which will run from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday.
CAPON BRIDGE — Fort Edwards opened with a bang Saturday, as settler and Indian recreators fired rifles in a re-enactment of the Battle of Great Cacapon, part of the Family Frontier Day celebration that begins the fort’s open season each year.
CAPON BRIDGE — Worked resumed this week on the bridge replacement that has put an extra jog in U.S. 50 east of Capon Bridge since last October.
BERGTON, Va. — A Martinsburg woman with Hampshire County ties died along with her unborn child in a single-car crash near here Sunday morning.
KEYSER — Highland Arts Unlimited will kick off its 47th season with a free concert by Pan Jammin’ steel drum bands at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 in the Church-McKee Arts Center at Potomac State College.
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CAPON BRIDGE — The Capon Bridge Town Council is demanding that all water system customers have working backflow preventers, a health department requirement.
After a dog was stolen during break-in last November, the Hampshire County animal shelter is now outfitted with security cameras, alarms and “panic alarms” giving access to 911 services.
Forget the impressive roadwork completed around Hope Christian Church and the paving of U.S. 50 west through the bulk of Augusta.
MARTINSBURG — A Keyser woman has pled guilty to distributing meth in Hampshire County.
Coupons for the senior farmer’s market nutrition program will be distributed by Hampshire County Committee on Aging from the administrative offices at 24781 Northwestern Pike, east of Romney.
The Romney Community Pool’s delayed opening is due to a needed filter repair costing around $4,000.
With summer upon us, Energy Express, the awarding-winning educational and nutritional program, will be starting once again next week.
AUGUSTA —The 2019 entertainment lineup for Hampshire County has been announced and many returning favorites are sure to please.
ROMNEY — The county recycling center may be forced to close, at least temporarily, county commission president Bob Hott announced at Tuesday’s county commission meeting.
Figures from the 2017 census of agriculture would lead you to believe that Hampshire County is seeing an influx of small farmers.
For years, Patty Wygal will tell you, she thought about 400 to 500 cancer survivors were living in Hampshire County.
The rain began on Friday night, soaking Hampshire High School’s graduation.
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