After the mass celebrating the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15, Father Dave Cornett and parishioners drove to the Catholic Cemetery to bless the new statue at the cemetery’s entrance.
As the Barnesville School District’s staff returned to start the new school year, several teachers and classified staff were recognized for their excellence. When school ended last year, the administration met and selected a teacher of the year for each building. Each teacher of the year received a $500 cash award, provided by the Barnesville […]
Photos courtesy of Leslie Daugherty Photography, Art & Design. Check out her Facebook page for more Shamrock Athletic photos. Before the Barnesville vs Meadowbrook game last Friday, August 29, the Shamrocks celebrated Senior Night. Seniors and their parents walked across the field as Athletic Director Brad Hannahs read their names and plans after high school. […]
Barnesville Area News will take a break for the Labor Day Holiday on Monday.
Belmont County will celebrate its long-standing and popular fair this upcoming week with livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls and a demolition derby.
Described as a “Family Tradition since 1849”, the fair board of directors have put on a week’s worth of festivities that bring in thousands of visitors.
This year’s fair will be Monday through Sept. 7 at the Belmont County Fairgrounds, 45420 Roscoe Rd., St. Clairsville. The fair schedule can be found on the Belmont County fair website along with other information.
Memorials and new material at Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library added during the week of August 25-30.
Tuesday Goshen Township Trustees, 4:30 p.m., township building, Bethesda-Hunter Road Union Township Trustees, 5 p.m., Morristown town hall Barnesville State Theater Committee, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Belmont County Commissioners, 10 a.m., courthouse, St. Clairsville Barnesville Hutton Memorial Library Trustees Meeting, 7:30 p.m., library Thursday Wayne Township Trustees, 7 p.m., township building.
Barnesville Shamrock Scores from the past week are reported.
Members of the Barnesville High School graduating class of 1975 marked their 50th class reunion July 12-13 with many members returning home to share memories of school days and their lives since.
Candidates have filed to be elected or re-elected for office in the upcoming election in November that will take place Nov. 4. Barnesville and Bethesda village councils will field contests, as will several township trustees, with more candidates filing than positions to fill. Other contests, including the Barnesville Board of Education, Belmont, Flushing, Holloway and […]