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Fayette Tribune · Shady Spring, WV

Nearby: Shady Spring, WV

Shady Spring students complete five-week Junior Achievement program

Metro Creative Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SHADY SPRING — Seventy fourth-grade students at Shady Spring Elementary School are celebrating the completion of a five-week Junior Achievement program focused on entrepreneurship and the fundamentals of starting and operating a business.Through hands-on lessons and interactive activities, students have had the opportunity to explore what it takes to become an entrepreneur, develop business ideas, make decisions and better understand the skills needed to succeed.The three participating fourth-grade classes will celebrate their accomplishments and receive Junior Achievement completion certificates Thursday, Nov. 5, at the conclusion of their regularly scheduled JA class periods: 11 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. The program has provided students with an opportunity to apply what they’ve learned, build confidence and gain an early appreciation for entrepreneurship and the possibilities ahead of them.

thecarrollnews.com · Dugspur, VA

Nearby: Dugspur, VA

Housefire robs family of all their possessions

Dousing the flames. WILLIAM PATRICK PAINE At approximately 11:30a.m. Wednesday Oct. 28, a 911 call came into the Carroll County Emergency Services Department reporting a house fire on Hunter Ridge Road in Dugspur. The call was made by Brian Justice, who along with his wife Amee and their two children, lived in the house. Brian Justice and family. Smoke from their burning home seen in BG. — Standing from left are Mary Lambert, Brian Justice, McKenzie Justice, Amee Gravley Justice and Jacob Justice. WILLIAM PATRICK PAINE “I think it was an electrical fire,” said Justice. “My daughter seen flames coming out of a light socket. Next thing I know, the house was full of smoke. I tried to run in and get some of my stuff and I couldn’t even make it. I couldn’t make it in there one time to get nothing. It spread super-fast… super-fast.”Carroll County Emergency Services were immediately dispatched to the scene along with the Hillsville and Laurel Fork Fire Departments.

The Pocahontas Times · Fairlea, WV

Nearby: Fairlea, WV

Robert Kelley

Robert Lee Kelley, Sr., 89, of Hillsboro, peacefully passed away Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Peyton Hospice House in Fairlea. Born June 25, 1937, in Huntersville, he was the oldest son of the late Ward R. Kelley and Mary A. Kelley. Robert was a graduate of Marlinton High School – Class of 1956. He attended… Read the full story