2007-01-25

Bath planner urges need for ridgetop protection



Bath planner urges need for ridgetop protection By Amanda Isley • Staff writer WARM SPRINGS – Like its Highland neighbor, one of Bath County’s greatests assets is its scenic mountain ranges and the natural resources they provide. It also has some of the highest winds in Virginia and is therefore attractive to industrial wind energy companies. Its vistas atop the […]

Highlanders say HNWD failed to prove its case



Highlanders say HNWD failed to prove its case By Anne Adams • Staff Writer RICHMOND – Residents and landowners near the proposed Highland New Wind Development utility site have long expressed their belief the project poses many threats, not only to the environment but to the quality of life in Highland County as related to its economy. Ralph H. Swecker, […]

This Week in Print



This Week in Print New arrest made in robbery case Wind utility can be approved on most permit criteria, SCC says Old Millboro school building to be sold? HNWD ready to ‘move ahead’

Wind utility can be approved on most permit criteria, SCC says



Wind utility can be approved on most permit criteria, SCC says By Anne Adams • Staff Writer RICHMOND – No surprises here. The staff of the State Corporation Commission has concluded Highland New Wind Development’s proposal does not pose a problem for most of the requirements needed to acquire a state level permit. The one critical area SCC staff chose […]

HNWD ready to ‘move ahead’



HNWD ready to ‘move ahead’ By Anne Adams • Staff Writer RICHMOND – Highland New Wind Development says not only will its facility not have an overly negative impact to wildlife, but that in fact it will contribute to reducing fossil fuel use in Virginia. It’s post-hearing brief notes that by law, there are only a few permits it needs: […]

Trio inducted into BCHS Hall of Fame



Trio inducted into BCHS Hall of Fame by mark griffin • contributing writer HOT SPRINGS – The Bath County Athletic Hall of Fame inducted three new members during the sixth inductions last weekend. The group included a pair of former Valley High School graduates in Johnny Woodzell and Ernie May, and Richard Mines Jr., who was in the first graduating […]

Highland picks up fourth in a row



Highland picks up fourth in a row By Will O’Connor • Staff Writer FRANKLIN, W.Va. – The Highland girls’ basketball squad knocked off Pendleton here Monday, 38-34, chocking up its fourth straight win and earning a little revenge in the process. The Rams had fallen in a tight one to the Wildcats in Monterey just two weeks before (34-31), and […]

Arguments made simple by state law



Arguments made simple by state law Any way you cut it, the State Corporation Commission staff’s decision to recommend approval of Mac McBride’s wind project on Allegheny Mountain was a pre-determined cop out. Because Highland County’s supervisors long ago dismissed the concerns of the great majority of their constituents about the negative effects of industrial scale wind power on tourism […]

Are New Year’s resolutions helpful?



Are New Year’s resolutions helpful? Possibilities By Amanda Isley As 2006 came to an end, I admit I sat down with journal and pen in hand to make out a list of New Year’s resolutions. In the past, I haven’t really made resolutions to keep for the New Year. I was either too lazy to make them or saw too […]