Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Board member Dr. Sue Hollandsworth submitted her letter of resignation to the Pocahontas County Board of...

James Lanford Scott, age 90, of Hillsboro, a beloved father, grandfather and friend, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026, leaving...

Trash is a by-product of the necessities of life – and big business in many areas. But, Oh, what a...

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY FILING WITHOUT ANY ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given that the following foreign...

Orange Date Salad 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 3 Tbsp. orange juice concentrate  2 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 tsp cinnamon  Pinch...

Frost 4-H Club – circa 1929 Members of the Frost 4-H Club at the Pocahontas County Fairgrounds. The annual camp...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer In places like our beautiful Pocahontas County, it doesn’t take much to believe the woods hold...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer The legal status of protection for the beaver varies from state to state, usually constrained to...

Kathleen Loraine Gordon, 83, of Buckeye, died Friday, April 10, 2026, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virgina. Kathleen...

Using ground penetrating radar, local historians and archaeologists surveyed the Civil War cemetery in Bartow near St. Mark the Evangelist...

The Allegheny Trail is gaining a new Trail Town. West Virginia Scenic Trails Association has blazed a new reroute that...

The Town of Marlinton has been recognized as a 2026 IMBA Trail Town, a new national designation from the International...

William Curtis Sharp, 96 of Castle Hayne, North Carolina, passed away at his home Monday, March 30, 2026. Curtis, as...

Emily Castilleja, Hillsboro Librarian If you’ve ever returned a library book and thought, “I hope I didn’t leave anything in...

Thursday, April 8, 1926 BIG SNOW Dear Editor: As all the old timers seem to be having a say regarding...

It sounds like my last week at Ruby Memorial Hospital may have been a lot more pleasant than attending the...

Dear Madam, I seem to have fallen off the cutting edge of societal evolution, to use an old Rush Limbaugh...

Thursday, April 9, 1901 The snow of last week was a record breaker. Fifty years from now, the old men...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At Monday night’s Marlinton Town Council meeting, council approved the bid from Five-Star Roofing to replace...

Sam and Dare Shrader Ray – circa 1918 Studio portrait of newlyweds Sam and Dare Shrader Ray. Dare was the...