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on June 2, 2010
At the May 10 board of education meeting, the following personnel for Pocahontas County High School was approved. All positions are pending on sufficient number of players to make a team.
Employment of:
on June 2, 2010
Nearly $2 million was awarded to members of the class of 2010 in the form of scholarships and awards at Senior Awards Night Thursday.
Principal Tom Sanders presented Valedictorian Sam Rose with the Robert C. Byrd Scholastic Recognition Award, a $50 savings bond.
on June 2, 2010
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases.
on June 2, 2010
Members of the Pocahontas County Honor Guard conducted a flag raising Sunday at the Arbovale Cemetery.ﾠ The ceremony honoring their fellow servicemen and women included a 21-gun salute andﾠ bugle sounds as Taps wafted through the trees.
on June 2, 2010
Attendees of the annual Pocahontas County High School athletic banquet were brought to their feet Wednesday night as Spanish teacher Mali Minter and basketball coach Bob Sheets presented the William Dilley Memorial Scholarship to three recipients.
on June 2, 2010
The 73 new graduates released confetti after principal Tom Sanders official announced them the graduating class of 2010 at commencement ceremonies Saturday at Pocahontas County High School.
on May 27, 2010
Have you ever had a hankering to become more creative? ﾠHave a talent just looking for an outlet?
on May 26, 2010
The Pocahontas County Public Service District (PSD) board was impressed with a presentation by wastewater expert David Rigby on April 14, when the Virginia engineer proposed an alternative to Thrasher Engineering's designs for a Snowshoe-area sewage system.
on May 26, 2010
Jacob S. Meck Construction, located in Green Bank, has become part of an elite group of contractors in the country.
The second of West Virginian contracting companies to be selected in the past 25 years, Meckﾒs was named one of Remodeling magazineﾒs Big50.
on May 26, 2010
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases.
on May 26, 2010
County Teachers of the Year were awarded for their efforts at the board of education meeting Monday night. Superintendent Dr. J. Patrick Law shared his appreciation for the "wonderful young ladies" and read excerpts from their applications for the award.
on May 26, 2010
After a long, exhausting year full of uncertainty, Sheets GMC owner Charles Sheets can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"A year ago today, they were canceling all our contracts and here we are. We're back in business," Sheets said Friday.
on May 26, 2010
Cass was the site of an international railroad convention this weekend as nearly 400ﾠ members of the Mountain State Rail and Logging Historical Association (MSRLHA) gathered for their annual Railfan Weekend.
on May 26, 2010
The halls of Pocahontas County High School were alive with sights and aromas of Spanish speaking countries during the Foreign Language Festival May 20.
on May 21, 2010
The county commission canvassed votes from the May 11 Primary Election Friday.
Official election totals follow:
on May 21, 2010
Graduation exercises were held at the ARC building in Marlinton this past Thursday night for the first students of the Beginner Dog Obedience Class.Much laughter and many jokes were shared during our instructional time together.
on May 21, 2010
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases.
Donald R. Campbell, 48, of Hillsboro, was arrested May 15 on a charge of illegal disposal of trash. Bond was set at $250.
on May 21, 2010
Dunmore resident Ramona Wood has channeled her creativity into poetry for several years and, although she has turned several of those poems into songs, her song, "Sing Me a Mountain," is the first to be played on the radio.
on May 20, 2010
Snowshoe Mountain Resort is pleased to announce Human Resource Director Tracy Samples as the recipient of a 2010 SAMMY award. The SAMMYs, among the top awards bestowed in the ski industry, are annual honors sponsored by the National Ski Areas Association and Ski Area Management magazine.
on May 20, 2010
County commissioners voted Tuesday to place the animal shelter service, animal rescue and adoptions, veterinarian care and more out to bid after the owners of Allegheny Recreation Center and members of the Pocahontas County Humane Society could not come to terms on an agreement past June 30, the