Mayor's Corner

I returned home Saturday with a heavy heart, thinking about a friend of the region, a friend of Marlinton, who had become a close personal...

To Whom It May Concern: The town recently advertised for interested individuals who would be willing to serve on one of two...

After announcing in last week’s Mayor’s Corner that paving was scheduled to begin, the paving company called the Town office about 2 p.m. Wednesday to say...

Community Update After a few weeks off and feeling much better, I am happy to share that I was able...

You may have wondered what happened to the Mayor’s Corner last week.  As I write this explanation, my right eye has...

MARLINTON MAYOR SAM Felton, right, presents a plaque to A. G. Trusler at the dedication of the Roger L. Trusler...

I remember hearing an analogy of a passenger plane spending most of its energy getting off the ground. Then, we...

I attended the annual Region 4 Meeting at the Hawks Nest Conference Room July 17.  The R4 Financial Status looks...

With landscaping and a walkway yet to be completed, the time and date for the dedication of the Roger L. Trusler...

Welcome to the Town of Marlinton and the 60th  Annual Pioneer Days Festival. We are glad you are here. Marlinton...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA – YOU LOOK GREAT FOR 250 The following was copied (in part) from a Hillsdale College letter. Dear Friend,  This...

Under West Virginia state law (§8A-3), municipalities are required to adopt a new comprehensive plan every 10 years. It’s hard...

Friday, June 12, is the last day of school. That means the little darlings will be out of school and transversing...

At the January 2025 Mon-Forest Towns meeting, we prepared to launch a new initiative that would highlight the region’s gravel bicycling opportunities,...

This week’s Mayor’s Corner is another edition of “So-You-Know.” Sometime after the demolition of the former Pocahontas Memorial Hospital, at its...

SO YOU KNOW. There was another reason I mentioned mowing season last week. Keeping grass clippings off the streets and sidewalks has...

Congratulations to the seniors graduating from Pocahontas County High School. For those going off to college – we wish you all...

Thanks to more volunteers than this Mayor can number, the 2026 First Friday Series at Discovery Junction kicked off May...

This week’s Mayor’s Corner is intended to enlighten all who have purchased lots at Mountain View Cemetery in the past...

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