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  Autumn leaves in Pocahontas County For three weeks in autumn, Mother Nature sends a fleet of B-52 bombers to...

Photo courtesy of the Dunmore Community CenterThe Dunmore Springs, located about a mile outside the main part of town, was...

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New Orleans jazz? Check. Old time? Check? Folk? Yep. Bluegrass? Absolutely. Blues? We’ve got that, too. Did we mention the...

New geocache challenge will have you tongue tied Drawing inspiration from the popular group game Mad Gab, the new geocaching...

Photos courtesy of www.stihlusa.comArden J. Cogar, Jr., a 36-year veteran of lumbejack sporting competitions, shows his powerful swing in the...

Linda Adams Occupation: Office Manager, Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau Education: Accounting degree from Bluefield State College Hometown: I...

Al's Upper Inn Club in Durbin sits right across from the train station. The Inn has some of the best...

Several sites of historic interest are within walking distance of downtown Marlinton, including the Pocahontas County Historical Society Museum and...

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Photo by Suzanne StewartCyclists participate in the Cyclocross race during the first Space Race Rumpus in 2012 at the National...

Participants in last year’s Wild Edibles Festival enjoy a potluck supper at the Hillsboro Library. The festival included a field...

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Two cross-country skiers follow a trail through a spruce forest. The pair are using vehicle tracks as a ski trail....

By Curtis Curry Contributing Writer Pocahontas County, located in the mountains of eastern West Virginia, is known as the “Birthplace...

Ski School Instructor Brittany Melton, third from left, poses with her class of young snowboarders during the 2012-2013 winter season....

Age: 36 Occupation: Manager and chef at Mountain Quest Inn and Institute Education: Received a culinary arts degree from Stratford...