February 2022 Members of the Month

The Barbour County Senior Center and Here and There Transit are the Barbour County Chamber of Commerce Members of the Month in February. 

Brettley Harris, left, is the Operations Manager for Here and There Transit.  Karrah Washington is the Executive Director of the Barbour County Senior Center.

The Barbour County Senior Center has a wide variety of services, including in-home services to eligible seniors based on physical or mental impairment and including personal care, Medicaid waiver and case management, veterans programs, Alzheimers and Title IIIE in-home respite, private pay in-home services, Homemaker, and Lighthouse.   The senior center has a social worker, monthly newsletter, recreational activities, health instruction, state health insurance assistance (SHIP), home-delivered and conjugal meals, and public transportation via Here and There Transit. The senior center is located at 47 Church Street in Philippi, or at Post Office Box 146- 26416.  Telephone (304) 457-4545.  Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Operations Manager Brettley Harris at Here and There Transit may be reached at (304) 457-1818 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  He is located at 336 Mansfield Drive in Philippi, or at Post Office Box 146.  Here and There Transit offers both a Blue and Gray Loop Service and demand response transportation which provides travel to and from your home to any destination within the county.  Demand response requires travel fares from $ 2.25 for trips of 10 miles or less to $ 3.00 for trips of more than 30 miles.  There is a weekly shopping trip for $ 8.00 which rotates to shopping centers outside the county.  Seniors with Medicare insurance should call ModivCare at (844) 889-1940 to schedule transportation.

The Blue and Gray Loop, says Harris, costs $ 1.00 per stop in Belington and Philippi, although monthly passes are available for $ 30.00 for connections with several shopping and housing complexes in adjacent counties.  Deviations of ¾ mile from the loop require a reservation with (304) 457-1818.  There is no age limit and baby strollers are permitted.  Only guide and service animals are allowed while lost & found items are kept for 30 days.  Seat belts are a must.  Questions related to the Blue and Gray Loop should be directed to the office listed above.