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Vendor information meeting is set for April 16.

Whether or not these MTA services will continue here and even expand in the future may very well depend on the decision by the County Commissioners to continue their funding for the MTA through the next fiscal year. The commissioners are scheduled to take this issue up at their April 20th meeting.

“And for a rural county like Pocahontas, I do believe our numbers are way ahead, I mean if you combine those together, it’s like 1,900 plus 127, this is success. It is like three to one what we do in Webster County, and Webster County has been on our route schedule for many, many, many years” said MTA General Manager Tim Thomas

This is part two of coverage from the Highland County Board of Supervisors meeting held on April 6th. School Superintendent Dr. Thomas Schott presented the proposed school budget for next year.   The total is a little over $4,965,400.   There is an increase of $30,000, but Dr. Schott said they are…

After the public hearing on the EMS Fee revision, the Board of Supervisors tabled the matter to gather more information.

Cara Rose says adding a new statewide tax on tourists could hurt the tourism economy of the entire state and hit us particularly hard in Pocahontas County, since such a large part of our local economy depends on tourism dollars pouring into the county.

The proposed changes to the county Towing Ordinance would also permit Fire or EMS personnel, in addition to law enforcement officers, who are at the scene of a traffic accident where a vehicle needs an emergency tow to contact 911 Dispatch and request a tow truck be dispatched from the next tow company on the rotation. However, if the vehicle owner makes a request for a specific towing company, a law enforcement officer would still have to make the dispatch request.

The duo performs traditional mountain music.

Electrical malfunction takes one town well off line.

Congregation was organized in 1822 and the sanctuary dates to around 1856.