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Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer In other matters at the February 18 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, the board was...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its March 4 meeting, the Pocahontas County Commission clarified the price for the purchase of...

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer These days, when we think of pinecones we think about crafts or home décor, but...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It was that time of year again, time for Marlinton fire chief Herby Barlow to ask...

It is projected that about 11 billion tons of plastic will have accumulated in the environment by this year. Melondy...

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer For self-styled students of American history, like me, Presidents Day provides an annual reminder of...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At a short February 13 meeting of the Pocahontas County Broadband Council, it was brought to...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The special meeting of the Pocahontas County Board of Education scheduled for Thursday, February 13, was...

Pocahontas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Michael O’Brien provided the following report of the 862 calls received by...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its February 4 meeting, the Pocahontas County Commission discussed a possible ordinance that would establish...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its January 29 meeting, the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) voted to accept the...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer There were three items on the agenda for Monday night’s Marlinton Town Council meeting and council...

Marlinton Middle School social studies teacher Sherman Taylor, standing, was recognized at the Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting January...

by Ken Springer The Accidental Ghostbuster “Critical thinking requires us to use our imagination, seeing things from perspectives other than...

by Randy Graham Hearty Breakfast Casserole You have company coming to stay for a couple of days, and they are...

Jaynell Graham Editor Sentencing was held January 29 in the case the State vs Tony Garretson, 58, of Hillsboro, in...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The Pocahontas County Commission took up the issue of setting the distribution of the Hotel Occupancy Tax...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At its January 14 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, the board discussed its concern about...

Pocahontas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Michael O’Brien provided the following report of 675 calls received by the...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter It was revealed at the January 9 Pocahontas County Broadband Council meeting that the main backbone...