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There’s a proposal to double the personal property tax rate for FY 2014-15
Town hall meeting schedule set for remainder of the year, with times to vary
A planned, statewide search-and-rescue exercise is scheduled to take place in Pocahontas County this weekend. Bill Kershner is the Operations Planning Officer with Homeland Security/Emergency Management, and he grew up here, on Droop Mountain. He said there will be several agencies and organizations participating in the joint training mission, and…
Racers and spectators couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the 28th Annual Great Greenbrier River Race in Marlinton on Saturday. Friday’s showers provided participants with sufficient water levels in the Greenbrier River, and race day was accompanied by sunshine and warm weather. Race director Brenda Cochran said they’re still…
The free program is set for May 21 at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge
The Spring, in Lewisburg, wants to invite AMR listeners to a special event scheduled for next month, ‘The Foragers Fling at The Spring.’ On Friday, May 16, there’s going to be live music, square dancing and a special menu featuring locally foraged food. The Spring is more than just a…
And the prescribed fire season is off to a slow start
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank maintains an admirable reputation for its involvement with community and school activities in Pocahontas County. Now, the observatory is collaborating with students from PCHS and an area business, part of a new project that’s going to benefit everyone involved. Butch Wirt has…
At a long and divisive meeting, the MPCA didn’t approve a proposal, created by its own board, that came out of a meeting with BARC Electric and Bath County officials regarding further discussion on the parking lot
Some talented Pocahontas County students were turning heads at the state-level Social Studies Fair recently. Superintendent Dr. Donald Bechtel told board members how the students placed at the Tuesday night Board of Education meeting. “I’m pleased to announce that we had 17 entrants at the West Virginia State Social Studies…