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BOE weighs-in on upcoming graduation student speakers
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The Grant County Board of Education was asked to weigh in on a concern surrounding graduation speakers and their roles at the upcoming Petersburg High School class of 2024 graduation.
The conversation arose when community member Jason Sites attended the March 12 meeting of the board to discuss student speakers for the upcoming graduation.
“This class is remarkable,” Sites said. “They have tried to make a change at this school, not just for their class but for the entire student body. They were happy when this board started recognizing valedictorian and salutation again last year.” Sites, whose daughter is a PHS student, explained that the speakers at the school’s graduations for the past several years have been the student class president and the president of the National Honor Society. However, the 2024 class officers have expressed their desire to see the tradition return to allowing the valedictorian and salutation of the graduating class speak during the ceremony.
Moorefield man takes guilty plea for his role in overdose death
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A Moorefield man charged with being directly involved in the death of a Grant County man who overdosed in 2022 has pleaded guilty to his involvement.
Luis Angel Flores, 34, of 212 3rd St., Moorefield, entered two Alford pleas of guilty, one for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and the second for drug delivery resulting in death. An Alford plea is a type guilty plea in which the person charged with a crime maintains their innocence but also admits that the prosecution’s evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if the case would be brought to a trial.
Council discusses skate park and sports center
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Outdoor and sports activities dominated the recent Petersburg City Council meeting, with the council discussing the proposed skate park and signed a letter of support for a proposed sports center.
First, discussions surrounding the addition of a small skate park into the Petersburg City Park, continued last week when project leader Joanna Kuhn appeared before the council during their regularly scheduled March 4 meeting to talk about the status of the project. Kuhn, who works with the with Eastern Regional Family Resource Network, first brought the project to both city and county leadership as a way to expand youth activity in the area.
Eastern Action’s new support center opens its doors to local families
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Local families now have a new resource in the community following the official ribbon cutting on the Grant County Family Support Center.
Community members, business owners, elected officials and local leaders gathered together last week to celebrate the official opening of the Grant County Family Support Center, located in the heart of Petersburg.
The Center is part of Eastern Action (previously Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency) and already has similar centers in Hampshire, Hardy and Pendleton counties.
AWP facing legal issues over lack of notice for employees, unpaid debt
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Allegheny Wood Products (AWP), a domestic and international wood products company started and headquartered in Grant County, is facing back-to-back lawsuits from both a former employee and a large bank who claims the company owes them over $40 million in unpaid loans. AWP announced at the end of February they would be ceasing operations and closing all of their facilities, including the plant in Petersburg. The number of workers estimated to have been impacted has varied, with an approximate 850 people potentially affected. However, that number does include contractors who are not direct employees of the company.
The first lawsuit filed against the company is a class action suit filed by James Beane, a former employee of AWP and on behalf of all others “similarly situated.” This suit is filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Grant County man admits to federal gun and drug charges
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Jacob Glen Vance, 23, of Petersburg, has admitted to having a machine gun and methamphetamine.
Auditor announces recovery of nearly $1 million stolen from state of West Virginia
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On Friday, West Virginia State Auditor JB McCuskey was joined by United States Attorney Will Thompson, West Virginia State Police and Truist Bank officials to announce the recovery of nearly a million dollars, stolen from the state of West Virginia.
The money was stolen through a check fraud scheme that remains under investigation but due to a collaborative action taken by the State Auditor’s Office, the Treasurer’s Office, the United States Attorney’s Office, the Governor’s Office, West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Truist Bank $966,083.04 was recently recovered and deposited back into a state bank account.
County commission voices support for community corrections program
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The Grant County Commission signed their annual resolution and letter of support for the Mineral County Community Corrections program last week, saying they were pleased with the program’s work in the county and intended to continue working with them to help those convicted of a crime and suffering from substance abuse disorder.
“I don’t have anything bad to say about this program,” said commissioner Scotty Miley. “We have worked together well over the years. When I started, we had one employee here part-time. Now, we have two full-time employees here every day.”
Women charged over stolen lottery tickets
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Two Grant County women are facing felony charges after they allegedly stole over $2,500 worth of lottery tickets and then had a family member attempt to cash in the winning tickets for money.
While the charges were filed last month, they stem from an incident in November 2023 when an officer with the Petersburg Police Department was contacted by a local gas station employee to report a theft.
Board approves May levy call, school safety heavily featured
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The Grant County Board of Education gave one final review and their approval last week to officially move forward with the proposed excess school levy set to appear on May’s ballot.
The vote was held during their regularly scheduled Feb. 27 meeting and received unanimous approval from the board. The proposal lists in detail how the funds will be spent if the levy is approved by the voters later this year.
The Grant County School system currently has an excess levy in place, which has assisted in funding multiple facility updates and improvements at all four county schools as well as increased school safety efforts through the funding of Educational Public Relations Officers (PRO officers) and aides on buses. This existing levy, which was approved on a five-year cycle, will end prior to the new levy going into effect. The newly proposed levy is also financially smaller than the previous, meaning even if approved, citizens will see a tax drop.
How will the money be spent?