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The Virginia Department of Social Services is providing financial help with funding from the new COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program and other energy assistance resources.  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020, the CARES Act, has provided funding to assist households impacted by COVID-19. The new program will…

  A feasibility study is now underway for a shared-use Agricultural Enterprise Center in the Shenandoah Valley. The Agricultural Enterprise Center Feasibility Study will determine if a certified, commercial, shared-use facility in the central Shenandoah Valley is possible, practical and viable. If brought to fruition, this multi-use facility is expected…

Pocahontas County Board of Education (BOE) meeting, Terrence Beam said that the WV School Building Authority (SBA) denied the school’s application for a major improvement project to replace the fire sprinkler system at Marlinton Elementary School. Beam said the SBA gave no reason for the denial

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey urged consumers to beware of the ever-present Social Security scam and not give in to intimidation tactics used by scammers.   This prevalent scam often involves unsolicited calls from someone who claims to be with the Social Security Administration. The impostor tells the consumer…

Cara Rose, Executive Director of the Pocahontas County Convention and Visitors Bureau, explains how the recent passage of the Great American Outdoors Act will help fund recreational projects in Pocahontas County’s portion of the Monongahela National Forest.

We recently talked with Pocahontas School Superintendent Terrence Beam about how the opening weeks of school are going.

At this meeting, the The commissioners approved hiring three substitute employees that the shelter interviewed and recommended. They will work as needed when called in.

The deadline for the 2020 US Census is quickly approaching – the count officially ends on September 30th.  And in the Allegheny Highland of the two Virginias, the percentage of participation in Bath, Highland and Pocahontas counties is still far below where it should be according to Jim Dau, State…

This news story will help clarify about where Pocahontas County stands regarding the Coronavirus.

In this USFS update, Elizabeth shares some news about the upcoming chapter in her life.