The Pocahontas County Sheriff's Department held a promotion ceremony on September 1 at the Snowshoe Career Center. Deputy Christopher Cole, of Beaver Creek, and Deputy Damon Brock, of Dunmore, were promoted to corporal at the event. Sheriff David Jonese and Civil Service Commission members Dottie Kellison and James Schepleng spoke at the event.In the top photo, Cole's father, Ed Cole, congratulates his son after pinning on the corporal's rank.