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Preserving Pocahontas
Ralph Coberly, working for the Civilian Conservation Corps, pictured with a dog in front of the Recreation Building at Camp Watoga on Beaver Creek near Huntersville, West Virginia. (Courtesy of Mary Coberly; ID: PHP002726) “Preserving Pocahontas” is a private non-profit…
Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue – a record $2.7 million
Tim Walker AMR Reporter Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Chealsea Faulknier delivered that entity’s 2025-2026 Annual Report to the Pocahontas County Commission at its September 15 meeting. She said that the annual Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue for…
Fifty Years Ago
Thursday, September 23, 1976 PUNT, PASS AND KICK WINNERS 13-year-olds: first, Mike Doss, Marlinton; second, Harold Carpenter, Green Bank; Kenneth Schoolcraft, Buckeye. 12-year-olds: first, Brett Withers, Marlinton, second, Paul Hill, Hillsboro; third, Mike Dunz, Marlinton.…
Providing a necessary service for more than 100 years
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer In 1900, the town of Marlinton was officially incorporated, and Andrew Price was elected as its first mayor. At that time, the election was held with vocal votes. That continued until 1905, when the Australian ballot was adopted. The year 1905 was a…
Who’s Ready for some RoadKill?
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The leaves have started to change and are slowly falling to the ground. That can mean only one thing. It’s time for fall’s biggest and most unusual festival right here in Pocahontas County – the RoadKill Cook-off and Autumn Harvest Festival. The teams…
BOE updated on Third-Grade Success Act
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At the September 15 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, superintendent Dr. Leatha Williams providing information concerning the Third-Grade Success Act and the efforts put forth by the elementary schools. Part of the act includes the need…
What’s Cookin’?
Lemon Chicken with Garlic and Rosemary 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh rosemary or 1 tsp. dried, crushed 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper 2 1/2 pounds meaty chicken pieces, skinned 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 tsp. finely grated lemon peel 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 cloves garlic,…
Broadband options – now a reality
Michael Holstine Contributing Writer Pocahontas County has been waiting for broadband internet to arrive for far too long. What has been a modern staple for so many has eluded the rural areas of this country, but that is now changing. Those of you who know me know that broadband…
Reason and Romanticism
by Joe Miller An estimated 50 million Americans live in areas with limited or no access to local news. That statistic comes from Northwestern University’s latest Medill State of Local News report. Researchers found that 212 counties have no local news source, and another 1,525…
Legal Advertisements – September 24, 2026
NOTICE OF ANCILLARY FILING WITHOUT ANY ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given that the following foreign will or affidavit of heirs has been filed in the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at 900 Tenth Avenue Suite C; P. O. Box 209, Marlinton,…
Gary Doyle
Gary Lee Doyle, 80, of Slaty Fork, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2026, at WVU United Hospital in Clarksburg. Born June 3, 1946, in Marlinton, he was a son of the late Buford and Ruth Wilfong Doyle. Gary was a member of the Mace Church, was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, and a…
Circuit Court
The following hearings were recently held in Pocahontas County Circuit Court before the Honorable Judge Patrick I. Via: It was revealed in a remote status hearing that Cassey Beverage, 34, of Marlinton, had passed all drug tests and paid off court fines in Randolph County.…