Identity theft scam reported in the county
Residents in the county have reported receiving a pink notification by mail which advises that the recipient has been pre-approved...
Two charged with multiple felonies
A quick response from Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Dave Walton led to the recovery of lottery tickets stolen...
Salt rising bread
Genevieve Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown believe, “If you grew up loving your grandmother’s salt-rising bread and you miss it,...
Little Levels Heritage Fair is cancelled
The 2016 Little Levels Heritage Fair has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled for this year. All food will...
Pocahontas County weathers the storm
The sun came out Friday morning, and the all too familiar clean-up began. Compared to neighboring counties, Pocahontas County was...
Flood Warning in effect until 6:30 p.m.
Severe thunderstorms throughout the night and into early Thursday morning have wreaked havoc in many areas of Pocahontas County. Emergency...
Iowa man transported to face charges
In the April 2016 term of court, the Pocahontas County Grand Jury indicted David Darrow, 60, of Mason City, Iowa,...
MTC ongoing issues are nearing satisfactory resolutions
The Marlinton Town Council made considerable headway in cleaning up frequent flyer issues at Monday night’s meeting. Council approved the...
FERC scoping period, public meetings set for ACP proposed alternate route
FERC has announced an additional scoping period for communities impacted by the GW-6 and other recently adopted alternative routes for...
A County Cornerstone
WVUncovered visited Marlinton in 2012 to do a video about C.J. Richardson Hardware. This photo of Terry Richardson was taken...
Primary election runs smooth in the county
Pocahontas County had an overall voter turnout of 52.68 percent for the May 10 Primary Election. The results from Precinct...
MTC issues have a familiar ring
To quote the late, great Yogi Berra, “it was déjà vu all over again” at Monday night’s Marlinton Town Council...
Heinemann charged with publishing false statements to affect election outcome
A criminal complaint was filed in Magistrate Cynthia Kelley’s court April 16 against Jerome Ernest Heinemann, of Wesley Chapel Road...
Coming soon
SUNSHINE AND WARM temperatures allowed the finishing touches to go on the exterior of the new Tudor’s building on the corner of...
ACP, LLC amends most recent proposed route
ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE, LLC amended its alternate route following last week’s county commission meeting after hearing concerns about the pipeline passing by...
Historic Timbers Project looks at Pocahontas County
The Kee Cabin, now located on the grounds of the Pocahontas County Historical Society Musuem, built sometime between 1835 and...
Routine business a welcome break for MTC
Ryder’s Contracting works to clear snow from the Ninth Street and Fifth Avenue intersection in Marlinton. Alderman’s Excavating, as well...
A ‘Big Bang’ of a beginning but, as yet, no end to the story
NRAO Business Manager Mike Holstine walks across the dish of the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope. This hike is only...
Winter Storm Jonas hits town today
Pocahontas could receive 18” – 30” depending on location. Homeland Security and Emergency Management liaison Shawn Dunbrack provided the following...
