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Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The auditorium at the Marlinton Municipal Building was full with residents attending the Marlinton Town Council...

The rain stopped, and the town of Marlinton was transformed into a Christmas village Friday evening for the annual Christmas...

Harnessing the power of energy has been around for at least 2,000 years. The Baghdad Battery is believed to be...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The Pocahontas Commission received $143,000 from the West Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services under a...

Jaynell Graham Editor The December Grand Jury convened in the Pocahontas County Circuit Courtroom Tuesday and returned indictments against the...

Why don’t doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables?  “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” ~ Hippocrates This article is...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At the November 21 Pocahontas County Commission meeting, the commission approved the hiring of Kiara Davis...

By Dawn Reed When our pastor, Steve Rice, preached a sermon about “Thanks-living” instead of “Thanks-giving” decades ago, I teased...

Pinching pennies can be painful, but learning some old-fashioned ways of living may help keep the bank from breaking. Photo courtesy...

Pocahontas County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Michael O’Brien provided the following report of calls received by the 911...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The November 14 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting may have been at Marlinton Middle School...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At the November 15 Special Pocahontas County Commission meeting, Jenna Miller, of Spruce Knob/Seneca Rocks Telephone...

The bite of a lone star tick can cause a potentially lethal red meat allergy. Please always check for ticks...

As usual, our grandmothers knew a thing or two that modern cooks are now relearning. It turns out that lard...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Jenna Miller, CEO of the Spruce Knob/Seneca Rocks Telephone Company (SKSRT), addressed the Pocahontas County Broadband...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its November 7 meeting, the Pocahontas County Commission approved a bid from Security Detection Services...

Pocahontas County Opera House continues its holiday tradition as it collaborates with Greenbrier Valley Theater (GVT) to proudly present “A...

A springhouse quietly slumbers by a mountain stream, concealing generations of memories. Photo courtesy of Pinterest Melondy Phillips Staff Writer...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At the request of the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority, the Pocahontas County Commission held a...

North Central West Virginia Community Action will accept applications for the Forgotten Angel Project through November 30. This program was...