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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...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Following the regular agenda items at the April 7 Pocahontas County Board of Education (BOE) meeting,...

This spectacular photo of a caver ascending a cable ladder alongside the 139-foot Lacy Suicide Falls. To illuminate the scene,...

The April 2026 Pocahontas County Grand Jury convened Tuesday, April 14, 2026, and returned indictments against six individuals. Jeffrey T....

by Joe Miller When I was in high school, my friends and I had this running joke whenever we encountered...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Board member Dr. Sue Hollandsworth submitted her letter of resignation to the Pocahontas County Board of...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer In places like our beautiful Pocahontas County, it doesn’t take much to believe the woods hold...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer The legal status of protection for the beaver varies from state to state, usually constrained to...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At Monday night’s Marlinton Town Council meeting, council approved the bid from Five-Star Roofing to replace...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At the April 7 Pocahontas County Commission meeting, the commissioners reviewed four résumés they received from...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It would be an understatement to say Marlinton resident Kai Murphy is a coffee lover. He...

Samantha with our dog, Chaza at our new home in Pocahontas County. Lucas Adcock Staff Writer When Samantha Adcock moved...

by Joe Miller My wife and I recently watched “Pluribus,” the Apple TV+ series that debuted in late 2025. Normally,...

Front row, from left: Elizabeth Friel, Layne Dunbrack, Victor Dean, Grayson Barlow, Kylor Brock, Michael Friel, Jonah Mann, Evan Sharp, Owen...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Fog is a familiar presence in the mountains, arriving quietly in the early hours and often...

This photo, whose original caption reads “The Obama birth certificate, held by FactCheck writer Joe Miller” appeared all over the...