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on April 4, 2013
Mayor Joe Smith reported to the Marlinton Town Coun- cil at its Monday night meeting that the annual spring clean-up for the town is scheduled to take place the second week of April – weather permitting.
on April 4, 2013
At the annual Pocahontas County Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting Thursday, the organization honored both volunteers and businesses for the services they provide to the county.
on April 4, 2013
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases.
on April 4, 2013
According to Circuit Clerk Connie Carr, the following cases were heard by Judge Joseph C. Pomponio, Jr., Wednesday, March 27:
on April 4, 2013
Neal Krakover is a Read Aloud volunteer at Hillsboro Elementary School. He is currently reading to the kindergarten class.
What are you reading in class?
on April 4, 2013
It took a little longer than she anticipated, but Marie Sharp finally figured out what she wanted to be – owner and operator of a primitive decorations store.
on March 28, 2013
Area fire departments have now reopened Rt. 250 in Frank to traffic. The road was closed due to a fully-engulfed structure fire. It is now safe to travel through Frank.
on March 28, 2013
At its meeting Monday night, the board of education discussed the pros and cons of moving Hillsboro Elementary School principal Ricky Sharp to Green Bank Elementary-Middle School in April instead of waiting for the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.
on March 28, 2013
As they have done for decades, the Boy Scout troops, and now Girl Scout troops, gathered Saturday for the annual Pinewood Derby.
on March 28, 2013
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases.
Darrell Kimbrew, 19, of Marlinton, was arrested March 22 by Deputy B.L. Kelly on a charge of destruction of property. Bond was set at $500.
on March 28, 2013
Visions of the past and predictions for the future were explored by county students Friday, March 15, at the county Social Studies Fair held at Pocahontas County High School.
on March 28, 2013
Morgantown author Steve Bodkins branched into Pocahontas County with his new book exploring the lost towns of this and Randolph County.
“Forgotten Towns, Pocahontas & Randolph Counties,” is Bodkins’ second book which reveals what life was like in the small towns of West Virginia.
on March 28, 2013
William Dower, now a resident of the Pocahontas Center in Marlinton, was raised just outside of Mt. Hope in the late 1930s in a little town called Turkey Knob. He said it was just a small coal-mining town, but his family had a good life there.
on March 28, 2013
At last Tuesday's regular county commission meeting, commissioner David Fleming made a motion that he will act as pro tem president in the absence of commission president Dolan Irvine, who could not attend due to illness.
on March 23, 2013
The Pocahontas Office of Emergency Management has announced that the fugitive has been apprehended.
The West Virginia State Police, Marlinton Detachment, had been in search of a Mr. Morris who had escaped from custody after being arrested on warrants from the state of Virginia.
on March 21, 2013
According to a survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, coyotes in the United States killed an estimated 135,600 sheep and lambs in 2004, worth a total of $10.7 million.
on March 21, 2013
The staff at the One Room University in Marlinton held an open house last week in hopes of attracting potential students and to showcase its facility.
on March 21, 2013
Doren Burrell, a lawyer from Char-leston, visited the Green Bank National Radio Astronomy Observatory Saturday as a guest of the Pocahontas County Nature Club. Burrell was invited to lead a discussion on the migration of birds titled,“Wings over West Virginia.”
on March 21, 2013
With the building under roof and all work moved to the interior, the Durbin Library and Community Center is nearing completion after nearly 10 years of planning and fundraising.