Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It’s hard to open your own business, especially in a small town where you don’t know how your ...

Daniel Hollandsworth, 88, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, June 22, 2026, at The Villages of Greystone. He joined his ...

The fact that some Americans believe the Earth is flat or that Knot’s Landing was real while the moon landing was faked is a cogent argument for science. Ahead in this article, we’ll start with the ...

The usual group of about 45 citizens at the June 24 Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) meeting heard Landfill Manager Chris McComb say the new engineering company, which is examining the ...

Nestled in Appalachia on nearly 500 acres, The Yew Mountain Center has arguably one of the best morning views of Pocahontas County. The Yew, at its core, is a nature preserve amongst the forests and ...

Sheriff W. H. Barlow and officers Hamrick and Butler assisted by State and Federal and officers from Webster county made a clean-up of the Williams River country last week. They found a moonshine ...

The Honorable Harley Staggers will speak at the Fourth of July Bicentennial Celebration Sunday afternoon in Marlinton. Mr. Staggers has been our represen- tative in Congress for the past 27 years. The ...

Here it is, the Fourth of July again. The word in season is for us to raise our heads to take notice that, for the third time in our generation, the Heaven-sent Freedom which blesses our America is ...

It’s been a long time coming – you don’t want to miss it. Celebrate our Nation’s 250th Birthday Friday, July 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. as part of the First Friday series at Discovery Junction in Marlinton.

John Compton may have started his life in Panama, but he is 100 percent a Pocahontas County boy. He and his mom moved to the county when he was in the second grade and Marlinton was home until he ...

Peggy Louise Wickline Bland, 87, of White Sulphur Springs, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 29, 2026. Funeral service will be held at noon Friday, July 3, 2026, at Mt Carmel Methodist Church in ...

Ryan Scott Peters, 25, of Marlinton, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at his home. Born December 16, 2000, at Ronceverte, he was a son of Scotty Peters and Joy Pritt Hammons. Ryan was a farm hand ...