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John Jackson Contributing Writer “…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter During the May 19 County Commission meeting Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority attorney David Sims asked...

by Joe Miller I wrote a poem last week. I’m pretty sure it’s the first one that I’ve written since...

Features from the Marlinton Art Walk at the Pocahontas County Opera House last Saturday. The Grand Re-opening of Mountain Echo,...

by Joe Miller My graduation card from my undergraduate advisors joked that it wasn’t too late to change my major....

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer During the hear callers portion of the May 11 Pocahontas Coun-ty Board of Education meeting, director...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Following a discussion at the May 13 Special Meeting of the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA,)...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Many of the issues making headlines across West Virginia right now are the kinds of changes...

by Joe Miller I’m weirdly conflicted about AI. Earlier this year, I wrote a whole series that revolved around the...

For many aging people, the old outhouse elicits memories of simpler times. For others, not so much. Photo courtesy of...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer With misinformation making its way to the public, Marlinton Mayor Sam Felton set the record straight...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The Pocahontas County Board of Education celebrated the recently selected Teachers of the Year and Service...

by Joe Miller What is the point of reading fiction? I heard this question a lot in graduate school. Many...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Pocahontas County Prosecutor Laura Kershner provided a legal opinion at the May 5 Pocahontas County Commission...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority held its April 29 meeting in the Circuit Courtroom because of...

by Joe Miller The 2026 West Virginia legislative session left educators around the state feeling a little glum. The session...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Emotions ran high at the April 21 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting when Nathaniel Sizemore,...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The Pocahontas County Commission held a discussion at the April 21 meeting with Mike Holstine, Amanda...

Posing with one of the new patient recliners purchased by PMH Auxiliary are, seated: Mason Solliday, standing, from left: Lisa Robertson, Velma...

by Joe Miller My wife and I read a lot of genre fiction. Caroline prefers romance. I usually read science...