Power Systems Institute trains MonPower’s next generation
MonPower, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has hired eight new line and substation employees from the Power Systems Institute training...
GVEDC meets in the county
The Greenbrier Economic Development Corporation, which serves Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties, convened its meeting at The Inn at Mountain...
Snowshoe power outage not a planned event
MonPower alerted customers in the Buckeye, Cass, Dunmore, Marlinton, Minnehaha Springs and Stony Bottom areas well in advance of last...
Improved Broadband – not such a broad stretch
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 was intended “to light the nation by supplying the infrastructure and funding to electrify...
What happened at the poolroom
TABLES WAITING FOR action in the old poolroom on Main Street in Marlinton. The “quiet” of this photo is in sharp contrast...
New mayor, new council, new ideas, old challenges
Marlinton Town Council chamber was filled to near capacity June 30 for the swearing-in ceremony for the new mayor and...
MonPower plans power outage for good reason
MonPower has schduled a power interruption for Wednesday, July 15, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. which...
NRAO to host Pocahontas County Broadband Summit
A Pocahontas County Broadband Summit is scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Jansky...
MTC wraps up old business
Mayor Joe Smith and Marlinton Town Council met Monday night for a special meeting to wrap up a few things...
Canvass results fill Marlinton council seat
Boards of canvassers convened Monday night in Marlinton, Durbin and Hillsboro to review election results and consider any challenged or...
Frustration simmers on both sides of proposed fire fee
Marlinton Town Council was prepared to have the first reading of the Fire Protection Ordinance relating to proposed fire fees...
Everybody’s got a story
MOTORCYCLISTS FROM ILLINOIS made an intentional stop in Marlinton last week. The group had read in Rider magazine about the...
Srodes publishes first book, ‘Phoebe and Earl’
A love story. A sports story. A tragedy. Everyone has a story. Many pass from one generation to the...
Friel inducted into Softball Hall of Fame
Elaine Friel, of Haymarket, Virginia, formerly of Marlinton, was inducted into the Washington Metropolitan Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame...
Fire fee main topic of MTC meeting
Marlinton Recorder Robin Mutscheller reads the details of a 1974, 31-year lease agreement between the Town of Marlinton and the...
Fas Chek closes after 40 years in the community
FAS CHEK Food Store on Third Avenue in Marlinton began business in 1975 with the purchase of stock and equipment from the...
Helping children and families – every day
Members of the Pocahontas County Multi-Disciplinary Team, front: l to r: CYAC Victim’s Advocate Barbara Stone; CYAC Forensic Interviewer JoAnna...
NAPA’s got it – come and get it
If you haven’t been to NAPA lately, then you haven’t been to NAPA. Lots of changes have taken place there...
They’re back
Lloyd Smith and his brother, Wayne, in back, take off from Buckeye Country Mart on Thursday with their sights on...
Grand Jury hands up nine indictments in August term
A Pocahontas County Grand Jury convened on August 27 and handed up nine indictments. The following cases are set for...