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County offices

The county runs its own site at pencowv.com, which is the authority on all of this. What follows is a directory pointing at it, with the detail each office publishes about itself.

In an emergency, dial 911.

County government

The county keeps its own site at pencowv.com, which is the authoritative source for all of these offices.

Pendleton County Commission

The county’s governing body. Meets the first and third Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Commission Office on the first floor of the courthouse.

Carl Hevener (President), Jimmie Bennett, Roger Dahmer

10 South Main Street PO Box 187, 100 South Main Street Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-7573 Fax 304-358-2473 info@pendletoncountywv.gov

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Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office

Law enforcement, court security, prisoner transport and concealed-carry permits. The Sheriff’s Tax Office also collects county property taxes — statements go out around July 15.

10 South Main Street Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-2214 Fax 304-358-3293 pcsdlaw@pendletoncountywv.gov

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County Clerk

Deeds and land records, elections, marriage licences, probate, and clerk to the Commission.

Elise Miller White

10 South Main Street PO Box 1167 Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-2505 Fax 304-358-2473 countyclerk@pendletoncountywv.gov

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Circuit Clerk

Keeper of Circuit and Family Court records, jury management and passport applications.

Shalee Wilburn

Pendleton County Courthouse, 10 South Main Street, 2nd floor PO Box 846 Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-7067 Fax 304-358-2152 shalee.wilburn@courtswv.gov

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Assessor

Property assessment, the Homestead Exemption, farm and timberland valuation, and dog tags.

Sandie Smith

Pendleton County Courthouse, 10 South Main Street PO Box 937 Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-2563 Fax 304-358-2473 ssmith3@wvassessor.com

The county’s own site lists 304-358-2563; the West Virginia Tax Division’s assessor directory lists 304-358-7535. One is out of date and we have not yet established which.

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Prosecuting Attorney

Criminal prosecution and civil suits involving the state.

April D. Mallow

100 South Main Street Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-7573 Fax 304-358-2473 info@pendletoncountywv.gov

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Magistrate Court

Civil claims up to $10,000, misdemeanours and preliminary felony matters, traffic and DNR citations, and domestic violence petitions.

Magistrates Morgan M. Basagic (304-358-2344) and Kevin E. Puffenberger (304-358-2343); Clerk Mary A. Simpson

Pendleton County Courthouse, 10 South Main Street, 1st floor Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-2344 Fax 304-358-3870

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Safety and health

Office of Emergency Management

County emergency management and 911. For an emergency, dial 911.

Bruce Minor (Director), Rick Gillespie (Emergency Services Coordinator)

81 Evick Drive PO Box 187 Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-3889 Fax 304-902-9123 oem@pendletoncountywv.gov

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Pendleton County Health Department

Clinical and vaccination services, environmental health including food safety and radon testing, and the Board of Health.

273 Mill Road Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-7565 Fax 304-358-2471

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Town of Franklin

Municipal government for the county’s only incorporated town.

Mayor W.R. Horan; Recorder Bruce Minor; Council: Sheldon “Larry” Thompson, Kristin Dingess, Jarred Rawson, Therese Thompson, Andrea Bodine

305 North High Street Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-7525 Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Community and learning

Pendleton County Public Library

The county library, in Franklin.

256 North Main Street Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-7038 t.wehrle@ephlibrary.org Tuesday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday

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WVU Extension Service, Pendleton County

Agriculture, 4-H and family programmes.

Franklin, WV 26807 304-358-2286 Fax 304-358-3668

The phone and fax are confirmed. Two different street addresses appear across WVU’s own pages — 299 Confederate Road and 81 Evick Drive, Suite 206 — so no address is published here until the current one is confirmed.

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