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on January 20, 2010
As an added bonus to her Christmas vacation, Pocahontas County High School Senior Joy Walkup was informed that she had received the Wendy's High School Heisman award.
on January 20, 2010
Once a booming logging and tannery town, Durbin is slowly becoming a ghost town.
In the 1900s, Durbin was home to a bank, a school, doctor's office, dentist office, furniture store, grocery store and one of the country's largest leather tanning plants.
on January 20, 2010
Effective January 20, 2010, all Marlinton water customers are under a "Boil Water Advisory" until further notice.
on January 14, 2010
Three county offices and three board of education seats are up for grabs this year, but candidates werenﾒt knocking down the courthouse door this week to file for them.
on January 13, 2010
The following accident reports were filed in the Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office during the period January 5 to January 12, 2010:
on January 13, 2010
A Glenville company wants to reopen a Linwood quarry, but only if the state reopens a rail line for the company to haul out its limestone rock.
on January 13, 2010
The President of the United States thinks Sam Rose should be accepted to the U.S. Air Force Academy this fall. So do Senator Robert Byrd and Congressman Nick Rahall.
on January 13, 2010
It's a zero year so it's that time again.ﾠ The US Census Bureau faces the daunting task of counting more than 300 million people and is recruiting temporary employees to help out.
on January 13, 2010
Governor Manchin declared a state of emergency after the big storm a couple of weeks ago, but you wouldn't have known it in Pocahontas County.
on January 13, 2010
According to Magistrate Court records, the following individuals were either arrested or had activity in their cases.
In Magistrate Janet Kershner-Vanover's court:
on January 13, 2010
Marlinton Elementary School students finally returned to school Monday after a three-week break only to be turned around and sent back home.
The school experienced an electrical issue which led to a heat outage.
on January 13, 2010
Jack Frost may have given Pocahontas County Schools an extended vacation, but he hasnﾒt affected the school calendar.
on January 13, 2010
After a half-hour executive session during the board of education meeting Monday night, board members approved the suspension, without pay, of Pocahontas County High School science teacher Theresa Weimer, due to "a pattern of behavior that has deprived students of meaningful instruction and place
on January 7, 2010
The end of a decade did not necessarily mean the end of some of the county commissionﾒs more controversial topics and, indeed, 2009 ushered in a couple more for the countyﾒs lead governmental agency.
on January 7, 2010
Faced with the possibility of obtainingﾗor losing federal stimulus moneyﾗcounty commissioners argued both sides of the coin Tuesday while discussing the construction of a courthouse annex.
on January 7, 2010
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital continued to experience financial woes in 2009, posting an anticipated loss of more than $600,000; however, the news for the county-owned hospital wasnﾒt all bad, thanks to Our Ambulance Service, which hospital management says is saving lives.
on January 7, 2010
Two wind energy projects affecting Pocahontas County made news in 2009.ﾠ After overcoming strong local opposition, Invenergy Corporation began construction of a $300 million, 119 turbine project along 23 miles of ridgelines in northern Greenbrier County.
on January 7, 2010
The Pocahontas County Public Service District (PSD) continued progress towards a new sewage plant for the Snowshoe area and a major upgrade to the Durbin-Frank-Bartow water system.
on January 7, 2010
The Marlinton town council noted several accomplishments in 2009, including progress on two major construction projects.ﾠﾠ
on January 7, 2010
A contentious wind energy project in Highland County got a little help on Monday.