Durbin Council squabbles over Durbin Days
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At the April 14 Durbin Town Council meeting, councilmembers found themselves at odds when discussing the...
Welding students receive certification at PCHS
Pocahontas County High School senior Cody McCarty, left, recently received certification in welding from teacher Dervin Lambert, right. Not pictured:...
Delegate Campbell updates BOE
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At the board of education meeting Monday night, special guest Delegate Denise Campbell updated board members...
Kids Rock at Marlinton UMC after-school program
ACTORS IN THE Marlinton United Methodist Church after-school program, Kids Rock, show off the costumes from an Easter play the group presented Palm...
Magistrate Court
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases. Steven L. Bennett,...
Students learn ins and outs of machine sewing
Students in the pajama pants sewing class are, from left: Taylor Hoke, Riley Pollack, Joni Barlow, Kirsten Friel, Hannah Burks, Elizabeth...
Girl Scout baking skills look sweet at annual Bake-off
Local Girl Scouts competed in the annual bake-off with cakes, pies and cookies that would please any sweet tooth. Best...
West Virginia-born locomotive coming to Cass
The Buffalo Creek and Gauley 2-8-0 No. 4 locomotive at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, in the early...
Knapps Creek Trout Lodge ready for spring
Knapps Creek Trout Lodge is located on Ninth Avenue in Marlinton, right beside the river. Lodge operators Mark Mitchell, Anne...
PCHS FFA president receives State Degree
Pocahontas County High School senior Kindra Carr will receive her State Degree at the State FFA Convention at Cedar Lakes this...
Riley receives Helen M. Lewis Community Service Award
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Sarah Riley is an Appalachian girl and she’s not going to apologize for that. Instead, in...
Magistrate Court
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases. Brenna Sky Hoke,...
PCHS Math Field Day team sets its sights on states
The Pocahontas County High School Math Field Day team, from left: Kayla Lester, Corinne Airgood, Laura Baudler, David Rose, Ryan Puffenbarger,...
Deb Ann’s Fabrics lets out the seams
Customers at Deb Ann’s Fabrics in Hillsboro peruse fabrics in the new section of the store. Owner Deb Ann Walker...
Math coach stresses importance of Common Core Standards
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At a special parent-teacher conference at Marlinton Middle School Thursday, math coach Johanna Burt-Kinderman led a...
Students present projects at Social Studies Fair
Partners Lexi Price and Emily Henderson present their project, “Ain’t I a Woman: Sojourner Truth,” to judges J.P. Alonso and Janet Ghigo...
Board questioned about the fairness of the fair
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The board of education conference room resembled a courtroom at the board’s meeting Monday night as...
HES ‘Fuels Up’ to get healthy
Farm-to-School AmeriCorps Holly Bradley, right, serves fresh smoothies to students at Hillsboro Elementary School Wednesday as part of the Local...
Financial and pavilion conditions don’t deter Durbin
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer They say things are always darkest before the dawn, and while things are looking dark to...
County youth nationally ranked snowboarder
Eight-year-old Tristen O’Steen snowboarding in a recent competition at Massanutten Resort in Virginia. Photo courtesy of Valerie O’Steen Suzanne Stewart...
