Local Stories

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The usual group of about 45 citizens at the June 24 Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority...

This roughly 59,000-year-old molar tooth was found in Chagyrskaya Cave, which Neanderthals used as a campsite in what is now...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Nestled in Appalachia on nearly 500 acres, The Yew Mountain Center has arguably one of the...

Start of the XC1 Open Pro ATV race, Round 9 of GNCC at Snowshoe Mountain. Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Snowshoe...

by Joe Miller I don’t remember exactly what sort of mischief we’d gotten into, but I distinctly remember that my...

A new face will be seen directing this fall’s Pocahontas County Drama Workshop production of “Catch Me if You Can.”...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Whether you ride a motorcycle or are petrified of them, motorcycle safety is everyone’s concern; arguably,...

by Ken Springer The Vintage Lady ~ A tale of love, loss and time “A man’s greatest fear is that...

by Joe Miller I love a good Easter egg. I’m not talking about the sort you get in a basket...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Two items on the June 16 Pocahontas County Commission agenda drew protests from the group of...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter During the June 11 Pocahontas County Broadband Council Meeting, Cory Nipper, of the Thompson and Litton...

by Joe Miller I recently finished reading “The Faith of Beasts,” the latest novel from James S.A. Corey. The novel is...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer The field of artificial intelligence, as an official academic discipline, began in 1956. At first, the...

A gilded half-moon mirror, popular in the 1920s. by Ken Springer The Vintage Lady ~ A tale of love, loss...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The June 10 Pocahontas County Special Solid Waste Authority (SWA) meeting was again held in the...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The May 27 Waste Authority (SWA) meeting was held in the Circuit Courtroom before an angry and...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The Pocahontas County Board of Education invited the Pocahontas County High School Girls Basketball team to...

by Joe Miller As I write this, the U.S. Senate is debating the latest farm bill. The bill does a...

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer For years, residents of West Virginia’s southern coalfield counties have turned on their taps to find...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer A group of individuals who have expressed opposition to the Solid Waste Authority and its decision...