Posts by Heather Niday

Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass will bring unadorned traditional bluegrass to the Blackburn Inn in Staunton this Friday night.  The concert is part of the Summer Stage series, a new concert series at what was formerly building 12 of the Old Western State Hospital.  Pocahontas County musicians Richard Hefner and Joanna Burt-Kinderman will join…

Cass Days kick off a celebratory weekend at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park June 18th and 19th.   The fun starts at 5:30pm Friday night with music by local musician Ryan Krofcheck playing a blend of mountain music, blues and folks.  Then at 6:30pm, there will be a cakewalk with tickets a quarter a piece or…

Green Bank library wants your ideas about their backyard space!

Some things to think about if you plan to visit the Mon Forest for the holiday weekend

With a little knowledge and a lot of patience, forest farming can bring in some extra green from your land

Do you like working outdoors and are not afraid of heights?  Then working for the Green Bank Observatory may be just the ticket for you this summer. Mike Sweeney, the Technical Manager for Telescope Operations at the GBO, says they are recruiting structural painters this summer. “Some of what that job entails is painting on…

It was a once in a lifetime experience for some lucky middle school students

A doctor and pharmacist at PMH present their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine

The public is invited to participate in a virtual scoping meeting Thursday, May 6 from 6 to 8pm  to learn about the proposed Cranberry-Spring Creek project on Monongahela National Forest’s Gauley Ranger District. This project is in the beginning stages of development. The project area is in Nicholas, Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Webster counties, and includes…

This podcast tells the tale of a true life murder mystery in the wilds of West Virginia

It’s on the bucket list for a lot of people – hiking part or all of the Appalachian Trail.  And in 2020, the AT felt the impacts of COVID lockdowns in the form of shelters and trailheads on the trail being closed.   On April 21st, the US Forest Service announced that shelters along the trail…

How fast is your broadband connection? Inquiring minds at the FCC want to know.