West Virginia Pocahontas County
Marlinton
A town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia — population 956 as of 2020.
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News in Marlinton
Incredible 35th Anniversary RoadKill Cook-off and Autumn Harvest Festival
Tim Walker AMR Reporter It was a beautiful and sunny weekend that greeted visitors to the 35th Annual Roadkill Cookoff and Autumn Harvest Festival in Marlinton this past weekend. According to Malinda Meck of the Pocahontas County Chamber of Commerce, which organizes of the event,…
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Okay, I can’t put the data center discussion away. If nothing else, giving Joel Rosenthal something comical to read is worthwhile, isn’t it? I’m aware we are in the throes of a movement to slow the development of AI and data centers because someone has advanced the…
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Marlinton Mayor’s Corner
I returned home Saturday with a heavy heart, thinking about a friend of the region, a friend of Marlinton, who had become a close personal friend over the last 11.5 years, as I have served as Mayor. Many of you knew, or at least knew of John Tuggle. John was Executive Director of…
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Footsteps Through History
Thursday, October 3, 1901 A citizen of Marlinton got on the passenger train the other day on its down trip. He was feeling good to a certain extent. The conductor came around and asked for his ticket, and that not being forthcoming, he demanded a cash fare. That also was refused.…
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Dennis Driscoll, Sr.
Dennis Charles Driscoll, Sr., 82, of Marlinton, passed away Monday, September 28, 2026. Born January 2, 1944, in Providence, Rhode Island, he was a son of the late John L. Driscoll and Yvonne R. Dugas. Driscoll moved to Marlinton in 1997 after teaching carpentry, architecture and…
Obituaries
Kenneth Faulknier
Kenneth William Faulknier, 97, of Marlinton passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital surrounded by his children. Born on March 21, 1929, he was the youngest child of the late Guy Richard and Josephine Frances Faulknier. He was a faithful Christian…
ObituariesIn and around Marlinton
See & do
- Almost Local Business Hub
- Chesapeake and Ohio Depot (Marlinton, West Virginia)
- Discovery Junction
- McClintic Public Library
- Pocahontas County Opera House
Eat, drink & stay
- Alfredo's Italian and Greek
- Electric Moon Inn
- Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
- Greenbrier Grille and Lodge
- Dari Land
Shops & services
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Marlinton by the numbers
- Area
- 2.35 sq mi (6.09 km²), 0.09 sq mi water
- Households
- 500
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $37,273
- Median house value
- $93,900
- Office
- TREASURER
- Address
- 709 2ND AVE, MARLINTON, WV 24954