Board Of Education Unveils Phone App

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

New Barbour County Schools app

• Barbour County Board of Education has unveiled a new tool for public schools in the county – a smartphone app that is designed to keep the students, parents and guardians, staff, and public better informed.

App, that is exceptionally user friendly, will feature full staff directories at the Board office and each of the seven schools, calendar, news, and updates. User can search by a school or by category (academic, athletics, band/music). The app is free to download and is listed under “Barbour County Schools,” and features an apple logo (make sure you get the correct version, as the other version is for Barbour County in another state).

• Barbour County Family Support Center will be hosting first ever Circle of Parents Open House. The event, designed to be a peer-to-peer support group, will take place on Thursday, June 26, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Golden Rule building in Belington. Light refreshments will be provided.

  Whether you are a parent, grandparent, foster parent, or caregiver, you will be able to find group of people to connect. You can drop in, chat, or just listen. For more information, call 304-606-8087.

• This coming weekend will be brewing with the excitement at the Barbour County Fairgrounds, as rodeo will come to town. The event will be presented by Buckin B Cattle Company and High Steel Rodeo.

  There will be two sessions with Friday, June 13, one starting at 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 14, one starting at 5 p.m., and will feature professional bull riding, barrel racing, and broncs.

  Tickets will be available at the gate, and the discounted tickets can be purchased at all three banks in the county, all Mace’s Pharmacy locations, Builders Center, or by calling the Fair office at 304-823-1328. Children five and under can attend for free.

• On Friday, June 13, in keeping with the summer reading theme “Color Our World,” Philippi Public Library will show “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” an animated film based on the book of the same name by Crockett Johnson. The movie starts at approximately 8:45 p.m. but we will have a crayon activity for the children at about 7:45 p.m. The library will repeat the movie on Saturday, June 14, at 10:30 and also have a crayon activity for children to do.

• Ice cream truck will be at the Arden Area Community Center tonight, Wednesday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m.!

• Teter Creek Lake Community Birthday Bash will take place on Saturday, June 28, at 10 a.m. The day will feature vendors, yard sale, spaghetti dinner meals, cornhole and horseshoe tournaments, cake walk, and karaoke. Contact 304-614-3992 to set up yard sale/vendor spot.

• Adaland Mansion will have Spring Tea Party on Sunday, June 29, with 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. seatings. Tea, scones, sandwiches, cheeses, and more will be featured. Call 304-457-1587 to reserve your spot.