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Folk instrument maker Zack Danny Kitchen, owner of Paint Creek Banjos in Kanawha County, made his first appearance at HTD,...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter During the October 7 Pocahontas County Commission meeting, Commissioner Thane Ryder asked EMS Director Chris Lusk...

by Joe Miller Aleysha Ortiz recently completed her freshman year at the University of Connecticut at Hartford. She graduated with...

Alabama-based author James Ray Brown visited Pocahontas County during the week of RoadKill Cook-off and Autumn Harvest Festival to promote his...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Marlinton Town Council was joined at its meeting Monday evening by Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors...

Ken Springer There is Science and then there is Pseudoscience ~ Which would you choose if you were having brain...

After a few years’ absence, the Coal Hollow Brothers, of Virginia, packed up their Dutch ovens, road kill and Mardi...

Emily Anderson Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer West Virginia RoadKill Cook-off Queen Emily Anderson, 19, of Big Bend, had a busy...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its September 24 Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) meeting, three of the four members...

Editor: This is a response to a Letter to the Editor dated September 25, 2025, penned by Jay Miller, of...

Image by: one-juice.com Melondy Phillips Staff Writer Fasting, or periods of abstaining from eating, has been a normal part of cultures...

The new pavilion at the park on First Avenue in Marlinton is just the beginning of the revitalization efforts put forth...

by Joe Miller By the time most of you are reading this column, I’ll have finished up my fourth and...

Lori Jordan, left, received a plaque from Pocahontas County Family Resource Network Program Director Becky Campbell, as Jordan is the...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer When the leaves start to change and the air is crisp, that could mean only one...

The West Virginia Scenic Trails Association received two national awards Friday, presented by the U.S. Forest Service, for WVSTA’s continued...

At the POW/MIA motorcycle run from Mingo Saloon and Lodge to Elkins City Park, Paul “Chappie” Eledrige read the names...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At the August 16 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, superintendent Dr. Leatha Williams shared the...

by Joe Miller A quarter century ago, I rang in the new millennium right here in Pocahontas County. My brother...

The airtight bagging method of hay storage promotes fermentation and prevents water from spoiling the hay. Note the old barn...